Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8003007 | Journal of Alloys and Compounds | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We analyze the jump of heat capacity at glass transition, and calculate the constant-volume heat capacity change ÎCv at glass transition in the common glass formers. The experimental heat capacity jump ÎCp includes both dynamic and dilation's contributions. The ÎCv removes the dilation's contribution, and only refers to the dynamic contribution. We find that the ratio ÎCv/ÎCp does not change with the liquid fragility, and almost keeps a constant: 0.85. The results might have implications for a fundamental understanding to the nature of glass transition.
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Authors
M.B. Tang, W.H. Wang, L. Xia, J.T. Zhao,