| Title: |
On the temperature dependence of the density of states of liquids at low energies. |
| Authors: |
Jin, Sha1,2,3, Fan, Xue4,5,6, Stamper, Caleb7,8, Mole, Richard A.8, Yu, Yuanxi1, Hong, Liang1,4,9, Yu, Dehong8 dyu@ansto.gov.au, Baggioli, Matteo1,2,3 b.matteo@sjtu.edu.cn |
| Source: |
Scientific Reports. 8/13/2024, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-14. 14p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*LIQUID density, *DENSITY of states, *MOLECULAR dynamics, *MELTING points, *MELTWATER |
| Abstract: |
We report neutron-scattering measurements of the density of states (DOS) of water and liquid Fomblin in a wide range of temperatures. In the liquid phase, we confirm the presence of a universal low-energy linear scaling of the experimental DOS as a function of the frequency, g (ω) = a (T) ω , which persists at all temperatures. The low-frequency scaling of the DOS exhibits a sharp jump at the melting point of water, below which the standard Debye's law, g (ω) ∝ ω 2 , is recovered. On the contrary, in Fomblin, we observe a continuous transition between the two exponents reflecting its glassy dynamics, which is confirmed by structure measurements. More importantly, in both systems, we find that the slope a(T) grows with temperature following an exponential Arrhenius-like form, a (T) ∝ exp (- ⟨ E ⟩ / T) . We confirm this experimental trend using molecular dynamics simulations and show that the prediction of instantaneous normal mode (INM) theory for a(T) is in qualitative agreement with the experimental data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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