Properties of a glass-forming system as derived from its potential energy landscape

被引:139
作者
Heuer, A
机构
[1] Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz, D-55128
关键词
STRUCTURAL MODEL GLASS; SUPERCOOLED LIQUIDS; RELAXATION; DYNAMICS; SURFACES; CLUSTERS;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.4051
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Many properties of glass-forming systems can be explained in terms of their multidimensional potential energy landscape. Here the total potential energy landscape of a small glass-forming system with periodic boundary conditions is determined numerically. An appropriate one-dimensional projection is introduced. It allows one to visualize how crystalline and amorphous regions are separated from each other and to find a direct explanation of prominent dynamic features observed in molecular dynamics simulations. The energy landscape and the occurrence of tunneling systems is elucidated for different densities.
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页码:4051 / 4054
页数:4
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