LOW-FREQUENCY FLOPPY MODES IN BETA-CRISTOBALITE

被引:125
作者
SWAINSON, IP [1 ]
DOVE, MT [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,DEPT EARTH SCI,CAMBRIDGE CB2 3EQ,ENGLAND
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.193
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Inelastic neutron scattering and molecular dynamics simulations provide evidence for the existence of low-frequency floppy modes in the high-temperature phase of cristobalite, which are analogous to those found in network glasses. The behavior is similar to that observed in computer simulations of orientationally disordered crystals.
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