Relationship between T0, Tg and their pressure dependence for supercooled liquids

Abstract We show that simple expressions can be derived from the Vogel–Fulcher–Tammann (VFT) law relating the glass transition temperature Tg, the VFT temperature T0, their pressure derivatives, the steepness index of the ‘Angell plot’ and the strength parameter D of the VFT equation, in good agreement with experimental data. In the same way one can describe the dependence of the dTg/dP on the relaxation time τg chosen to define the temperature Tg. Thus, this procedure allows a consistent rescaling and comparison of pressure dependent parameters obtained from different experiments and simulations.