Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
How a Supercooled Liquid Borrows Structure from the Crystal |
| Authors: |
Pedersen, Ulf, Douglass, Ian, Harrowell, Peter |
| Publication Year: |
2020 |
| Collection: |
Condensed Matter |
| Subject Terms: |
Condensed Matter - Soft Condensed Matter, Condensed Matter - Materials Science |
| More Details: |
Using computer simulations, we establish that the structure of a supercooled binary atomic liquid mixture consists of common neighbour structures similar to those found in the equilibrium crystal phase, a Laves structure. Despite the large accumulation of crystal-like structure, we establish that the supercooled liquid represents a true metastable liquid and that liquid can borrow crystal structure without being destabilized. We consider whether this feature might be the origin of all instances of liquids of a strongly favoured local structure. |
| Document Type: |
Working Paper |
| DOI: |
10.1063/5.0033206 |
| Access URL: |
http://arxiv.org/abs/2012.09957 |
| Accession Number: |
edsarx.2012.09957 |
| Database: |
arXiv |
