Self-Diffusion Crossovers in Liquids

Authors

  • M.I. Lebovka F.D. Ovcharenko Institute of Biocolloid Chemistry, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • L.M. Lisetski Institute for Scintillation Materials, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • M.P. Malomuzh Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe70.9.605

Keywords:

self-diffusion, crossover, phase diagram, collective contributions, low-molecular liquids

Abstract

Regions of characteristic contributions to the self-diffusion coefficient have been determined on the P − T phase diagram of low-molecular-weight liquids. The main role is played by two crossover curves that divide the region of liquid states, L, into three subregions. It is shown that, in the subregion SL, the self-diffusion coefficient is determined by two contributions, both of which are collective in nature. In the central part of the region L, the self-diffusion coefficient is also collective in nature, but it can be described with regard for only one contribution. In the subregion LG, the self-diffusion coefficient is again determined by two contributions, one of which is collective in nature, and the other is single-particle, which is characteristic of gaseous states.

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Published

2025-09-12

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Physics of liquids and liquid systems, biophysics and medical physics

How to Cite

Self-Diffusion Crossovers in Liquids. (2025). Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 70(9), 605. https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe70.9.605

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