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Ultra-slow aging dynamics of glass and its application to geological dating

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: serves as a material-specific decay constant. This approach enables dating of glassy materials over timescales spanning decades to billions of years. This work bridges a fundamental gap in glass aging theory and establishes a practical framework for dating geological and planetary glasses.

Source: Nature Communications

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-66472-7

Authors: Yong Zhao, Huaping Zhang, Liming Xu, Ziqiang Chen, Rui Zhao, Bo Zhang, Haiyang Bai, Wei-Hua Wang

Institutions: Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics

Language: English

Topic: Glass properties and applications

Subfield: Ceramics and Composites

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,990

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China, Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province

Awards: G1679304757, G2488580619, G5073396098, G529842847, G841037684

OpenAlex ID: W4416724368

FWCI: 0.957

Cites: 59

Cited by: 3

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