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Tracer diffusion in glassforming liquids

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  • Andraca, A.
  • Goldstein, P.
  • del Castillo, L.F.

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In the last decades, a wide collection of experimental evidence has been found in the study of supercooled glassformers on the existence of a crossover between two dynamical regimes at a temperature Tc. We discuss the validity of the Vogel–Fulcher–Tammann in both regions. The breakdown of the Stokes–Einstein relation below Tc is presented, indicating that the diffusion coefficient of a tracer becomes decoupled from the viscosity through an exponent ξ, and the diffusion process is intensified. We verify that a temperature shift on the diffusion coefficient introduces the same effect as the Stokes–Einstein breakdown equation. We present the dependence of this exponent on the ratio between the radii of the tracer and the host liquid molecule.

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  • Andraca, A. & Goldstein, P. & del Castillo, L.F., 2008. "Tracer diffusion in glassforming liquids," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 387(18), pages 4531-4540.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:387:y:2008:i:18:p:4531-4540
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2008.04.001
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