Water dynamics in water/DMSO binary mixtures

DB Wong, KP Sokolowsky… - The Journal of …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The dynamics of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)/water solutions with a wide range of water
concentrations are studied using polarization selective infrared pump–probe experiments …

Critical issues of current research on the dynamics leading to glass transition

S Capaccioli, MS Thayyil, KL Ngai - The Journal of Physical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Glass transition is still an unsolved problem in condensed matter physics and chemistry. In
this paper, we critically reexamine experimental data and theoretical interpretations of …

Evidence of two distinct local structures of water from ambient to supercooled conditions

A Taschin, P Bartolini, R Eramo, R Righini… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
The liquid and supercooled states of water show a series of anomalies whose nature is
debated. A key role is attributed to the formation of structural aggregates induced by critical …

Memory and topological frustration in nematic liquid crystals confined in porous materials

T Araki, M Buscaglia, T Bellini, H Tanaka - Nature materials, 2011 - nature.com
Orientational ordering is key to functional materials with switching capability, such as
nematic liquid crystals and ferromagnetic and ferroelectric materials. We explored the …

Orientational dynamics of room temperature ionic liquid/water mixtures: Water-induced structure

AL Sturlaugson, KS Fruchey… - The Journal of Physical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Optical heterodyne detected optical Kerr effect (OHD-OKE) measurements on a series of 1-
alkyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) as a …

Evolution of the dynamic susceptibility in molecular glass formers: Results from light scattering, dielectric spectroscopy, and NMR

N Petzold, B Schmidtke, R Kahlau, D Bock… - The Journal of …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
Although broadly studied, molecular glass formers are not well investigated above their
melting point. Correlation times down to 10− 12 s are easily accessible when studying low-T …

Investigation of nonlinear effects in glassy matter using dielectric methods

P Lunkenheimer, M Michl, T Bauer, A Loidl - The European Physical …, 2017 - Springer
We summarize current developments in the investigation of glassy matter using nonlinear
dielectric spectroscopy. This work also provides a brief introduction into the phenomenology …

Resonant behavior of a fractional oscillator with fluctuating frequency

E Soika, R Mankin, A Ainsaar - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and …, 2010 - APS
The long-time behavior of the first moment for the output signal of a fractional oscillator with
fluctuating frequency subjected to an external periodic force is considered. Colored …

Evidence of Coexistence of Change of Caged Dynamics at Tg and the Dynamic Transition at Td in Solvated Proteins

S Capaccioli, KL Ngai, S Ancherbak… - The Journal of Physical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Mössbauer spectroscopy and neutron scattering measurements on proteins embedded in
solvents including water and aqueous mixtures have emphasized the observation of the …

High-frequency dynamics of type B glass formers investigated by broadband dielectric spectroscopy

S Kastner, M Köhler, Y Goncharov… - Journal of Non …, 2011 - Elsevier
We present the results of broadband dielectric spectroscopy on two glass formers with
strong Johari–Goldstein β-relaxations. In addition to the α-and β-relaxation dynamics, the …