[HTML][HTML] Universal properties of relaxation and diffusion in complex materials: Originating from fundamental physics with rich applications

KL Ngai - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Complex materials are composed of basic units which invariably interact with anharmonic
potentials. It is well known that the dynamics of systems with anharmonic interaction are …

Nonlinear dielectric effects in liquids: a guided tour

R Richert - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Dielectric relaxation measurements probe how the polarization of a material responds to the
application of an external electric field, providing information on structure and dynamics of …

Coupling of caged molecule dynamics to JG β-relaxation: I

S Capaccioli, KL Ngai, MS Thayyil… - The Journal of Physical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The paper (Sibik, J.; Elliott, SR; Zeitler, JAJ Phys. Chem. Lett. 2014, 5, 1968–1972) used
terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) to study the dynamics of the polyalcohols …

Interpreting the nonlinear dielectric response of glass-formers in terms of the coupling model

KL Ngai - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Nonlinear dielectric measurements at high electric fields of glass-forming glycerol and
propylene carbonate initially were carried out to elucidate the dynamic heterogeneous …

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 …

Nonlinear dielectric spectroscopy in a fragile plastic crystal

M Michl, T Bauer, P Lunkenheimer… - The Journal of chemical …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
In this work we provide a thorough examination of the nonlinear dielectric properties of a
succinonitrile-glutaronitrile mixture, representing one of the rare examples of a plastic crystal …

Isochronal Superposition of the Structural α-Relaxation and Invariance of Its Relation to the β-Relaxation to Changes of Thermodynamic Conditions in Methyl m …

X Jin, Y Guo, S Feng, S Capaccioli… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The dielectric spectra of methyl m-toluate (MMT) in supercooled liquid and glassy states
were measured over wide ranges of temperature T at ambient and elevated pressures P. We …

Heavy fermions in transition metals and transition-metal oxides

HA Krug von Nidda, R Bulla, N Büttgen… - The European Physical …, 2003 - Springer
Heavy-fermion formation in transition metals and transition-metal oxides is reviewed and
compared to observations in canonical f-derived heavy-fermion systems. The work focuses …

Nonlinear dielectric response of plastic crystals

P Lunkenheimer, M Michl, A Loidl - Nonlinear Dielectric Spectroscopy, 2018 - Springer
This article summarizes ongoing experimental efforts on nonlinear dielectric spectroscopy
on plastic crystals. In plastic crystals, the relevant dipolar orientational degrees of freedom …

Johari-Goldstein relaxation in glass electrets

P Lunkenheimer, F Humann, D Reuter, K Geirhos… - Physical Review …, 2019 - APS
We investigate the dielectric response in the glass-electret state of two dipolar glass-forming
materials. This unusual polar glassy state of matter is produced when a dipolar liquid is …