Floppy modes in crystalline and amorphous silicates

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作者
Dove, MT
Harris, MJ
Hannon, AC
Parker, JM
Swainson, IP
Gambhir, M
机构
[1] RUTHERFORD APPLETON LAB,ISIS FACIL,DIDCOT OX11 0QX,OXON,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV SHEFFIELD,DEPT MAT ENGN,SHEFFIELD S1 3JD,S YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
[3] AECL RES,CHALK RIVER LABS,NEUTRON & CONDENSED MATTER SCI BRANCH,CHALK RIVER,ON K0J 1J0,CANADA
[4] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,CAVENDISH LAB,CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HE,ENGLAND
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.1070
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We present the results of comparative inelastic neutron scattering measurements of both amorphous and crystalline silicates. We demonstrate the presence of floppy modes in amorphous silica and potassium disilicate over the energy scale 0-5 meV. A peak is also observed at 5 meV in amorphous silica, which is traditionally associated with the boson peak. By comparison with the spectrum of crystalline alpha-cristobalite, we show that it, in fact, arises from the transverse acoustic modes. The same peak in amorphous potassium disilicate cannot be resolved because it is obscured by a large number of floppy modes.
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页码:1070 / 1073
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