Very fast relaxation in polycarbonate glass

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作者
Saviot, L [1 ]
Duval, E
Jal, JF
Dianoux, AJ
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[1] Univ Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5620, Lab Physicochim Mat Luminescents, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
[2] Univ Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5586, Dept Phys Mat, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
[3] Inst Max Von Laue Paul Langevin, F-38042 Grenoble, France
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10.1007/s100510070105
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
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Relaxations in amorphous bisphenol A polycarbonate are studied by neutron scattering, as a function of temperature below the glass transition. Two different processes are observed. One is very fast, with a characteristic time (similar to 0.3 ps), that is independent of temperature and momentum transfer. Conversely the other is slower, with a time which is dependent on temperature and momentum transfer. The very fast localized anharmonic motion is interpreted by the overdamping of low-frequency vibrational modes, by nearby dynamic holes. The slower relaxation is thermally activated and momentum transfer de pendent. It corresponds to molecular group motions and possibly to the short-time regime of the segmental relaxation.
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