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See detailDifferent glassy states, as indicated by a violation of the generalized Cauchy relation.
Krüger, Jan-Kristian UL; Britz, Th; le Coutre, A. et al

in New Journal of Physics (2003), 5(80), 1-11

Using Brillouin spectroscopy as a probe for high-frequency clamped acoustic properties, a shear modulus can be measured in addition to the longitudinal modulus already well above the thermal glass ... [more ▼]

Using Brillouin spectroscopy as a probe for high-frequency clamped acoustic properties, a shear modulus can be measured in addition to the longitudinal modulus already well above the thermal glass transition. On slow cooling of the liquid through the thermal glass transition temperature Tg, both moduli show a kink-like behaviour and the function follows a generalized Cauchy relation (gCR) defined by the linear relation , which completely hides the glass transition. In this work we show experimentally that on fast cooling this linear transformation becomes violated within the glassy state, but that thermal ageing drives the elastic coefficients towards the gCR, i.e. towards a unique glassy state. [less ▲]

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See detailCauchy-like relation between elastic constants in amorphous materials.
Krüger, Jan-Kristian UL; Baller, Jörg UL; Britz, Th et al

in Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (2002), 66(1), 012206-012210

It is well known that in addition to the longitudinal modulus, viscoelastic liquids show a shear stiffness at sufficiently high probe frequencies due to structural relaxations. For probe frequencies that ... [more ▼]

It is well known that in addition to the longitudinal modulus, viscoelastic liquids show a shear stiffness at sufficiently high probe frequencies due to structural relaxations. For probe frequencies that are large compared to the structural relaxation frequency, the measured elastic longitudinal and shear moduli become so-called clamped properties (c11∞ and c44∞, respectively). During freezing or polymerization of amorphous liquids, these clamped moduli behave in a strongly nonlinear fashion as a function of temperature or polymerization time. Based on Brillouin spectroscopy data we will show that there exists a linear relation between c11∞ and c44∞ over a large temperature or polymerization time range. Surprisingly, the parameters of this linear relation between the elastic moduli vary only little for different materials. Implications for the nonlinear elastic behavior at the glass transition will be discussed on the basis of mode Grüneisen parameters. [less ▲]

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See detailFreezing of Nano-Scaled Fractal Molecules: Dendrimers
Krüger, Jan-Kristian UL; Veith, M.; Elsässer, R. et al

in Ferroelectrics (2001), 259(1-4), 27-36

Within this paper we present mono-disperse dendrimers as a new class of ideal canonical glass formers where the frustration mechanism originates from the self similar intramolecular order. Because of ... [more ▼]

Within this paper we present mono-disperse dendrimers as a new class of ideal canonical glass formers where the frustration mechanism originates from the self similar intramolecular order. Because of their fractal intramolecular structure these dendrimers are hardly able to build up a three dimensional translation symmetry necessary to form the crystalline state. Instead they show an unconventional dynamic and static freezing behavior at rather low temperatures. Based on temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry (TMDSC) and Brillouin spectroscopy (BS) we give further evidences for the existence of an ideal primary glass transition with a thermal glass transition temperature which increases with the generation index of the fractal molecule. However, the primary glass transitions of higher generations do not completely erase the memory of the fractal intramolecular mobility but allow the survival of dynamic processes significant for the freezing of the constituting molecular unit. [less ▲]

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See detailA versatile method to characterize the mechanical and optical properties of nano-and micro-structured CVD-Diamond : Brillouin microscopy
Krüger, Jan-Kristian UL; Baller, Jörg UL; Le Coutre, A. et al

in Vide -Paris- (2001), 56(300), 375-393

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See detailSurface Induced Order in Organic and Anorganic Materials on Nano-Structured Poly-tetrafluoroethylene.
Krüger, Jan-Kristian UL; Fischer, C.; Baller, Jörg UL et al

in Proceedings of Frontiers in Science and Technology, Advanced Physics Studies Press (2000),7th FSRC FERROELECTRICS-2000 (2000)

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