Abstract
Specific-heat and thermal-conductivity measurements were made on a series of base-catalyzed silica aerogels at temperatures between 0.05 and 20 K. Evidence for a crossover between regimes of characteristically different excitations was observed. The data analysis indicates a "bump" in the density of vibrational states g(omega) at the crossover frequency from phonon to fracton behavior.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 8 |
Pages (from-to) | 1070-1073 |
ISSN | 0031-9007 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1991 |