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Evidence for a glassy dynamics in (Rb-NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 mixed compounds

Patrick SimonMario MaglioneDomingos De Sousa MenesesG. Hauret

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Materials scienceMixed crystalCondensed matter physicsDynamics (mechanics)Relaxation processGeneral Physics and AstronomyDielectricOrientational glass

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An orientational glass behavior is evidenced in a [Rb0.7(NH4)0.3]2SO4 mixed crystal. Dielectric experiments (1 kHz–250 MHz) performed along the c-axis evidenced a polydispersive relaxation process. Its temperature dependence follows a Vogel-Fulcher law with a freezing temperature of 12 K.

https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1996-00252-0