Fig. 3: Unified temperature dependence of relaxation times below Tg. | Nature Communications

Fig. 3: Unified temperature dependence of relaxation times below Tg.

From: Ultra-slow aging dynamics of glass and its application to geological dating

Fig. 3

a There exists a linear relationship between ln(τeff/τg) and (Tg − T)/Tg for different types of glasses4,42,57,65,66,67,68, and the slopes w of these glasses are different. b When (Tg − T)/Tg is multiplied by the slope w, it is found that all data can be unified onto a single master curve, indicating the effectiveness of Eq. (7) in describing the temperature dependence of relaxation times below Tg. c The relationship between the slope w of each glass in (a) and their fragility values61,69,70,71 is approximately linear and equal. d The τeff at ambient temperature for Ce-based MG (black solid square), amber (pink solid circle), and lunar glass (purple solid triangle) are predicted using Eq. (7), and the error bars represent the standard deviation.

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