Active topological glass

Autor: Jan Smrek, Iurii Chubak, Christos N. Likos, Kurt Kremer
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13696-z
Popis: Glass transition in soft materials can be affected by the topology of constituent particles, but the detail remains elusive. Here, Smrek et al. show that the interplay between circular topology of ring polymers and their active segments generates a new state of matter, namely active topological glass.
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