Fitting of viscosity: Distinguishing the temperature dependences predicted by various models of supercooled liquids
Fitting of viscosity: Distinguishing the temperature dependences predicted by various models of supercooled liquids
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DOI:
10.1103/physreve.53.751
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发表时间:
1996-01-01
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Kivelson, SA
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作者:
Kivelson, D;Tarjus, G;Kivelson, SA
In an effort to assess the applicability of various competing theoretical models, we have examined the temperature dependence of the viscosity eta(T) and of the alpha-relaxation times of a wide variety of super-cooled liquids. The overall best fits over the entire temperature range above the glass-transition temperature and for all the diverse supercooled liquids investigated are given by the expression Tln[eta(T)/eta(infinity)]=E(infinity) + BT*[(T* - T)/T*](8/3)Theta(T* - T), where Theta(T* - T) is a step function that is 1 for T < T* and 0 for T > T*, and T* is usually greater than the melting point temperature. Our analysis supports the notion that there is a single dominant species-independent, nonmolecular mechanism underlying a relaxation for all supercooled liquids, throughout the entire T-range characteristic of supercooled liquids.