2010
DOI: 10.1021/jp108151p
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Structural Relaxation in Nanometer Thin Layers of Glycerol

Abstract: The molecular dynamics in nanometer thin films of glycerol was investigated upon thickness reduction by combining organic molecular deposition with in situ broadband dielectric spectroscopy. Changes in the cooperative dynamics with respect to bulk glycerol were observed for films of thicknesses down to 1.6 nm (corresponding to roughly three molecular layers). Systematic investigation revealed no pure size effects addressable merely to geometrical constraints. However, an increase in the glass transition temper… Show more

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“…Glycerol films with thickness in the range between 10 and 130 nm showed a tremendous enhancement in the dielectric strength, over three times higher than the value measured for bulk glycerol films deposited well above the glass transition temperature T g [16]. This behavior is indeed consistent with the concept of a liquid state having enhanced medium range order (MRO) and enhanced BOO, with respect to the ordinary liquid phase (OL).…”
Section: Experimental Evidence Of the Mrcossupporting
confidence: 75%
“…Glycerol films with thickness in the range between 10 and 130 nm showed a tremendous enhancement in the dielectric strength, over three times higher than the value measured for bulk glycerol films deposited well above the glass transition temperature T g [16]. This behavior is indeed consistent with the concept of a liquid state having enhanced medium range order (MRO) and enhanced BOO, with respect to the ordinary liquid phase (OL).…”
Section: Experimental Evidence Of the Mrcossupporting
confidence: 75%
“…1), exceeding by more than threefold the value measured for bulk glycerol films deposited well above T g (ref. 30). Such a large value cannot be rationalized by a mere increase in density, which would prompt non-physical changes, nor by a larger effective dipole moment, due to a very unlikely perfectly planar orientation in the direction of the electric field.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…Films of glycerol, threitol and xylitol (degree of purity 499%, purchased from Aldrich), were prepared by organic molecular beam deposition directly on the IDE 30,39,40 , which made it possible to probe their dielectric response. The bulk material was heated above its melting temperature in a crucible connected, via a pneumatic valve, to a vacuum chamber maintained at a pressure pB10 -8 mbar.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Dielectric spectroscopy is a very advantageous noninvasive technique for monitoring the annealing process of ultrastable glasses, 37,38 partly due to its sensitivity and broad frequency range. 39 Because the transformation times are long compared with the structural or α relaxation time of the conventional liquid at the annealing temperature, the complete loss spectrum can be recorded multiple times in the course of the annealing process.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%