A low-temperature amorphous phase in a fragile glass-forming substance

Journal of Physical Chemistry

Volumn 100, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 8518-8526

  Cohen, Itai ^a   Ha, Alice ^a   Zhao, Xiaolin ^a   Lee, Michelle ^a   Fischer, Thomas ^a   Strouse, M Jane ^a   Kivelson, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; GLASS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

GLACIAL PHASE; GLASS FORMING SUBSTANCES; POLYMORPHISM;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0030134504     PISSN: 00223654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp953785h     Document Type: Article

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