On Structural Rearrangements Near the Glass Transition Temperature in Amorphous Silica

The formation of clusters was analyzed in a topologically disordered network of bonds of amorphous silica (SiO<sub>2</sub>) based on the Angell model of broken bonds termed configurons. It was shown that a fractal-dimensional configuron phase was formed in the amorphous silica above the...

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Main Authors: Michael I. Ojovan, Robert F. Tournier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/18/5235