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Atomistic Simulation of Aging and Rejuvenation in Glasses

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 (United States)
  2. Princeton Materials Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 (United States)
Slow structural relaxation (''aging'') observed in many atomic, molecular, and polymeric glasses substantially alters their stress-strain relations and can produce a distinctive yield point. Using Monte Carlo simulation for a binary Lennard-Jones mixture, we have observed these phenomena and their cooling-rate dependences for the first time in an atomistic model system. We also observe that aging effects can be reversed by plastic deformation (''rejuvenation''), whereby the system is expelled from the vicinity of deep minima in its potential energy surface. (c) 2000 The American Physical Society.
OSTI ID:
20215547
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 84; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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