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The European Physical Journal B
ISSN: 1434-6028 (printed version)
ISSN: 1434-6036 (electronic version)
Abstract Volume 1 Issue 3 (1998) pp 277-294
The slope equations: A universal relationship between local structure and glass transition temperature
M. Micoulaut (a)
Laboratoire GCR (CNRS URA 769), Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Tour 22, Boite 142, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
Received: 3 September 1997 / Received in final form and accepted: 17 November 1997
Abstract: In this article, we present a universal relationship between the glass transition temperature $T_{\rm g}$ and the local glass structure. The derivation of the simplest expression of this relationship and some comparisons with experimental $T_{\rm g}$ values have already been reported in a recent letter. We give here the analytical expression of the parameter $\beta$ of the Gibbs-Di Marzio equation and also new experimental probes for the validity of the relationship, especially in low modified binary glasses. The influence of medium range order is presented and the unusual behavior of $T_{\rm g}$ in binary $\rm B_2S_3$ and $\rm P_2S_5$ systems explained by the presence of modifier-rich clusters (denoted by $\rm B{-}B$ doublets).
PACS. 61.20.Ne Structure of simple liquids - 81.20.Zx Other methods of materials synthesis and materials processing
(a) email: mmi@ccr.jussieu.fr
Online publication: February 24, 1998
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