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Fragility by elastic incoherent neutron scattering.

S Magazù¹, G Maisano, F Migliardo

¹Dipartimento di Fisica and INFM, Università di Messina, P.O. Box 55, I-98166 Messina, Italy. smagazu@unime.it

The Journal of Chemical Physics

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Summary

This study defines material fragility using elastic incoherent neutron scattering (EINS). The findings reveal a direct linear relationship between EINS-derived fragility (M) and viscosity-based fragility (m) in glass-forming systems.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Physical Chemistry

Background:

Material fragility is a key property influencing the behavior of glass-forming systems.
Understanding the relationship between macroscopic properties (viscosity) and nanoscopic behavior (atomic motion) is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To establish an operational definition for the fragility degree using elastic incoherent neutron scattering (EINS).
To correlate fragility measurements obtained via EINS with those derived from viscosity.

Main Methods:

Utilized elastic incoherent neutron scattering (EINS) to probe atomic dynamics.
Measured viscosity of glass-forming systems.
Analyzed the relationship between atomic mean-square displacement and viscosity.

Main Results:

An operative definition for fragility degree was established using EINS.
A linear dependence was observed between the fragility parameter M (from EINS) and the fragility parameter m (from viscosity).

Conclusions:

EINS provides a valid method for quantifying material fragility.
The established link between EINS and viscosity offers a new perspective on understanding glass-forming dynamics.