Glass Transition, Crystallization of Glass-Forming Melts, and Entropy

A critical analysis of possible (including some newly proposed) definitions of the vitreous state and the glass transition is performed and an overview of kinetic criteria of vitrification is presented. On the basis of these results, recent controversial discussions on the possible values of the res...

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Main Authors: Jürn W. P. Schmelzer, Timur V. Tropin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/20/2/103