The structural relaxation process of an inorganic glass (Li(2)O2SiO(2)) at
different cooling rates has been studied by differential scanning calorimet
ry. A four-parameter model-Tool-Narayanaswamy-Moynihan (TNM) model was appl
ied to simulate the normalized specific heat curve measured. Four parameter
s, Delta h*/R, beta, In A, and x were obtained and compared with the values
obtained from the isothermal approach. (C) 1999 Kluwer Academic Publishers
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