Vibrational defects at the boson peak in 2D glasses

• Main Author: Seow, Darryl Yang Han
• Other Authors: Massimo Pica Ciamarra
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Physics; Boson peak; Glass; Amorphous solids; Defects
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/181261
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The boson peak is a well known anomaly in glasses and amorphous materials which is related to the thermal properties of such materials. However, its origin is still a subject of active research. Recently, a theory based around string-like vibrational defects has been proposed and studied by vario...