Abstract
The microscopic and macroscopic dynamics of calcium alkali nitrate melts are studied in their supercooled regime by means of shear rheology and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The structural relaxation is probed using shear rheology to access the viscoelastic flow as well as using physical aging experiments. By exploiting the strongly quadrupole-perturbed 87Rb nucleus, the local dynamics is probed on the milliseconds to nanoseconds range using various NMR methods involving central-transition stimulated-echo techniques, line shape analyses, spin relaxations, and second-order dynamic shift effects. The time scales monitored via the local Rb probe are in harmony with the electrical conductivity relaxation times. The low-temperature NMR line shapes agree excellently with those predicted by the Czjzek model. The temperature dependent second-order dynamic frequency shift is described using the imaginary part of the spectral density. It is demonstrated how the latter quantity can be generalized to include effects of correlation time distributions.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 194503 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Physics |
Volume | 150 |
Issue number | 19 |
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State | Published - May 21 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Funding
Peter Lunkenheimer (Universität Augsburg) is cordially thanked for providing some of the nitrate glasses studied in the present work. Stimulating discussions with Burkhard Geil and Michael Storek are also acknowledged. Financial support was provided by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft under Grant Nos. BO1301/13-1, BO1301/14-1, and GA2680/1-1.
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |