Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Single molecule demonstration of Debye–Stokes–Einstein breakdown in polystyrene near the glass transition temperature

  • Nicole L. Mandel,
  • Soohyun Lee,
  • Kimyung Kim,
  • Keewook Paeng,
  • Laura J. Kaufman

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31318-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Experiments with high-molecular-weight polystyrene provide insights into the mechanisms behind rotational-translational decoupling in glassy systems. Specifically, particularly mobile molecules exhibiting anisotropic trajectories are found to play a key role in Debye-Stokes-Einstein breakdown.