Quantification of elastic barriers to rearrangement in molecular glasses

P. Luo; Zixuan Lin; Yixing Cao; Kritika Jha; Sarah Wolf; Shivajee Govind; Juliana I. Bonilla-Lugo; R. B. Stephens; Zahra Fakhraai

doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03394-1

July 31, 2026Nature PhysicsOpen Access

Quantification of elastic barriers to rearrangement in molecular glasses

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This research aims to measure elastic stresses during the vitrification of molecular glasses.
Imposing elastic boundary conditions to glassy samples
Probing elastic effects through specific measurements
Elastic stresses influencing the vitrification process can be measured
The method shows potential for deeper understanding of molecular glass behavior

Implication

Experimental study examines elastic stresses in molecular glasses, providing insights into vitrification processes.

Abstract

Elastic stresses are believed to play a role in the vitrification process in glasses, but measuring them is challenging. Imposing elastic boundary conditions is now shown to provide a way to probe elastic effects within glassy samples.

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Luo et al. (2026) studied this question.

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