Scaling out the density dependence of the $\alpha$ relaxation in glassforming polymers

Abstract

We show that the density and temperature dependences of the $\alpha$-relaxation time of several glassforming polymers can be described through a single scaling variable $X=e(\rho )/T$, where $e(\rho )$ is well fitted by a power law ${\rho }^x$, $x$ being a species-specific parameter. This implies that ``fragility'' is an intrinsic, density-independent property of a glassformer characterizing its super-Arrhenius slowing down of relaxations, and it leads us to propose a modification of the celebrated Angell plot.

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