Pore-collapse in amorphous solid water: A dynamics studyInstitute of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Department of Physics, Albanova University Center, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Staudingerweg 7, 55128 Mainz, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Staudingerweg 7, 55128 Mainz, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Staudingerweg 7, 55128 Mainz, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany; Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany.
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany.
European XFEL, Holzkoppel 4 22869, Schenefeld, Germany, Holzkoppel 4; Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany.
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany.
Department of Physics, Albanova University Center, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany.
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany.
Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Staudingerweg 7, 55128 Mainz, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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2026 (English)In: Journal of Chemical Physics, ISSN 0021-9606, E-ISSN 1089-7690, Vol. 164, no 1, article id 014501Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Vapor-deposited amorphous ice, so-called amorphous solid water, exhibits complex structural and morphological transformations upon heating. A network of micropores, present at the deposition temperature (80 K), collapses at 100–145 K, and a glass transition takes place simultaneously above 120 K. Here, we separate the two processes by allowing the micropores to collapse upon heating, which is monitored by small-angle x-ray scattering experiments. The combined micropore collapse and glass transition dynamics are studied using x-ray photon correlation spectroscopy. After cooling back down and heating a second time, we see remaining pores collapsing only near Tg. Our analysis reveals both diffusive and ballistic processes attributed to pore collapse dynamics. Fast processes (∼100 Å2/s) occur only when both micropore collapse and glass transition are simultaneously at play. In other words, both processes impact on each other and lead to a speed-up. The glass transition dynamics mainly features a slow diffusive process with a diffusion coefficient of around 1 Å2/s and lower. This value is in nice agreement with other work on thin and on bulk samples.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2026. Vol. 164, no 1, article id 014501
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Condensed Matter Physics Physical Chemistry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-375751DOI: 10.1063/5.0305153ISI: 001653952800001PubMedID: 41480913Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105026517083OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-375751DiVA, id: diva2:2031042
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QC 20260122
2026-01-222026-01-222026-01-22Bibliographically approved