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Significance Liquids are traditionally modeled as disordered systems with a given short-range order. This assumption has been challenged, however, by the observation of anomalous thermodynamic behavior in the most common… Click to show full abstract
Significance Liquids are traditionally modeled as disordered systems with a given short-range order. This assumption has been challenged, however, by the observation of anomalous thermodynamic behavior in the most common liquid on earth—water—with accumulating evidence pointing to the possible existence of two liquid forms. Here, by measuring deeply supercooled liquid tellurium with X-ray scattering, we find anomalies that closely resemble those of water. A detailed look into the microscopic structure further reveals the mechanism behind and indicates the importance of bond-ordering for the properties of the liquid. Our results suggest that the physics behind water-like thermodynamic anomalies may be common to a family of liquids.
Journal Title: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Year Published: 2022
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