The transformation of stable glasses into supercooled liquids: growth fronts and anomalously

fast liquid diffusion

S.F. Swallen, K. Windsor, R. J. McMahon, M.D. Ediger, and T. E. Mates

Journal of Physical Chemistry B.  (submitted).  pdf file

One micron length scale controls kinetic stability of low energy glasses

K.L. Kearns, H. Huth, C. Schick, and M.D. Ediger

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (submitted). pdf file
 

Heterogeneous dynamics during deformation of a polymer glass

R.A. Riggleman, H.-N. Lee, M.D. Ediger, and  J.J. de Pablo

Soft Matter (accepted).   pdf file

Last updated: 11/10/2009

High modulus organic glasses prepared by physical vapor deposition

K.L. Kearns, T. Still, G. Fytas, and M.D. Ediger

Adv. Mater. 21 (2009) [published online] pdf file

Physical vapor deposition as a route to hidden amorphous states

K.J. Dawson, K.L. Kearns, L. Yu, W. Steffen, and M.D. Ediger

Proc. Nat’l. Acad. Sci. USA 106 (36), 15165-15170 (2009)  pdf file

Two DSC glass transitions in miscible blends of polyisoprene/poly(4-tert-butyl styrene)

J. Zhao, Y. Sun, L. Yu, and M.D. Ediger

Macromolecules 42, 6777-6783 (2009)   pdf file

Diffusion-Controlled and “Diffusionless” Crystal Growth Near the Glass Transition: Relation Between Liquid Dynamics and Growth Kinetics of Seven ROY Polymorphs

Y. Sun, H. Xi, M.D. Ediger, R. Richert, and L. Yu

J. Chem. Phys.  131, 074506, (2009) pdf file

Molecular Mobility of PMMA Glass During Uniaxial Tensile Creep Deformation

H-N. Lee, K. Paeng, S.F. Swallen, M.D. Ediger, R.A. Stamm, G.A. Medvedev, J.M. Caruthers

J. Polym. Sci, Part B: Polym. Phys. Ed.  47 (17), 1713-1727 (2009) pdf file

Deformation-induced mobility in polymer glasses during multistep creep experiments and simulations
H.-N. Lee, R.A. Riggleman, J.J. de Pablo, and M.D. Ediger
Macromolecules 42 (12), 4328-4336 (2009)  pdf file

Self-diffusion of supercooled tris-naphthylbenzene

S. F. Swallen, K. Traynor, R. J. McMahon, M.D. Ediger, T. E. Mates

J. Phys. Chem. B 113, 4600-4608 (2009) pdf file

Stable glass transformation to supercooled liquid via surface-initiated growth front

S. F. Swallen, K. Traynor, R. J. McMahon, M.D. Ediger, T. E. Mates

Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 065503 (2009) pdf file
 

Highly stable indomethacin glasses resist uptake of water vapor

K. J. Dawson, K. L. Kearns, M. Sacchetti, G. Zografi, and M. D. Ediger

J. Phys. Chem. B 113, 2422-2427 (2009) pdf file

Calorimetric Evidence for Two Distinct Molecular Packing Arrangements in Stable Glasses of Indomethacin

K. L. Kearns, S. F. Swallen, M. D. Ediger, Y. Sun, and L. Yu

J. Phys. Chem. B 113, 1579-1586 (2009) pdf file

Direct measurement of molecular mobility in actively deformed polymer glasses

H-N. Lee, K. Paeng, S.F. Swallen, and M.D. Ediger

Science 323, 231 (2009) pdf file  supplemental

Poly (ethylene oxide) Dynamics in Blends with Poly(vinyl acetate): Comparison of Segmental and Terminal Dynamics

J. Zhao, L. Zhang, and M.D. Ediger

Macromolecules 41 (21), 8030-8037 (2008) pdf file

Crystallization near Glass Transition:  Transition from Diffusion-Controlled to Diffusionless Crystal Growth Studied with Seven Polymorphs

Y. Sun, H. Xi, S. Chen, M.D. Ediger, and L.Yu

J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 5594-5601, (2008) pdf file

Molecular View of the Isothermal Transformation of a Stable Glass to a Liquid

S.F. Swallen, K.L. Kearns, S. Satija, K. Traynor, R.J. McMahon, and M.D. Ediger

J. Chem. Phys. 128, 214514, (2008) pdf file

Dye Reorientation as a Probe of Stress-induced Mobility in Polymer Glasses

H.-N. Lee, K. Paeng, S.F. Swallen, and M.D. Ediger

J. Chem. Phys. 128, 134902, (2008) pdf file

Hiking Down the Energy Landscape: Progress Towards the Kauzmann Temperature via Vapor Deposition

K.L. Kearns, S.F. Swallen, M.D. Ediger, T. Wu, Y. Sun, and L. Yu

J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 4934-42, (2008) pdf file

Perspective on Materials Science: Glass Surfaces Not So Glassy

M.D. Ediger and J.R. Dutcher

Science 319, 577-8 (2008) pdf file

Diffusionless Crystal Growth from Glass Has Precursor in Equilibrium Liquid

Y. Sun, H. Xi, M.D. Ediger, and L.Yu

J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 661-4 (2008) pdf file

Crystal growth kinetics exhibit a fragility-dependent decoupling from viscosity

M.D. Ediger, P.R. Harrowell, and L. Yu

J. Chem. Phys. 128, 034709 (2008) pdf file

Organic Glass-Forming Materials: 1,3,5-Tris(naphthyl)benzene Derivatives

P.A. Bonvallet, C.J. Breitkreuz, Y.S. Kim, E.M. Todd, K. Traynor, C.G. Fry, M.D. Ediger, and R.J. McMahon

J. Org. Chem. 72, 10051-57 (2007) pdf file

Free Volume and Finite Size Effects in a Polymer Glass Under Stress

R.A. Riggleman, H-N. Lee, M.D. Ediger, and J. J. de Pablo

Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 215501 (2007) pdf file

Influence of Substrate Temperature on the Stability of Glasses Prepared by Vapor Deposition

K. L. Kearns, S. F. Swallen, M. D. Ediger, T. Wu, and L. Yu.

J. Chem. Phys. 127 (15), 154702 (2007) pdf file 

Molecular weight dependence of polystyrene segmental dynamics in dilute blends with poly(vinyl methyl ether)

L. Zhang, T.R. Lutz,  J. Zhao, and M.D. Ediger

J. Polym. Sci, Polym. Phys. Ed. 45, 2252 (2007) pdf file

Organic glasses with exceptional thermodynamic and kinetic stability

S. F. Swallen, K. L. Kearns, M. K. Mapes, Y. S. Kim, R. J. McMahon, M. D. Ediger, T. Wu, L. Yu, S. Satija

Science 315, 353 (2007) pdf file  supplemental file