Ojovan, M.I. (2008) Configurons: thermodynamic parameters and symmetry changes at glass transition. Entropy, 10 (3). pp. 334-364. ISSN 1099-4300
Abstract
Thermodynamic parameters of configurons - elementary excitations resulting from broken bonds in amorphous materials - are found from viscosity-temperature relationships. Glass-liquid transition phenomena and most popular models are described along with the configuron model of glass transition. The symmetry breaking, which occurs as a change of Hausdorff dimension of bonds, is examined at glass-liquid transition. Thermal history effects in the glass-liquid transition are interpreted in terms of configuron relaxation.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2008 by the authors; licensee Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
Keywords: | Amorphous materials; glasses; glass transition; melts; viscosity; bonds |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Miss Anthea Tucker |
Date Deposited: | 28 Apr 2009 15:34 |
Last Modified: | 13 Jun 2014 14:58 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e10030334 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Molecular Diversity Preservation International |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/e10030334 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:8525 |