# Unifying dynamics of glass-forming liquids by crystallization temperature

## TL;DR

This paper shows that crystallization temperature can unify the complex behavior of different glass-forming liquids.

## Contribution

The paper introduces crystallization temperature as a universal framework to describe diverse dynamics in glass-forming liquids.

## Key findings

- Crystallization temperature links key features of glass-forming liquids like structural relaxation and fragility.
- It connects non-equilibrium glass formers with their equilibrium counterparts.
- The framework applies to super-Arrhenius dynamics and glass transition temperatures.

## Abstract

A crucial question pertaining to the understanding of the elusive glass transition concerns the existence of a universal framework that can describe the dynamics of various glass-forming liquids. Here, we report our achievement of a comprehensive unification of dynamics via the utilization of the crystallization temperature. We provide evidence that the pressure-dependent crystallization temperature links numerous pivotal features of multiple glass-forming liquids, including the super-Arrhenius structural relaxation, dynamical heterogeneity, caging behavior, glass fragility, onset temperature and glass transition temperature. The significant role played by the crystallization temperature reveals the underlying connections between non-equilibrium glass formers and their equilibrium counterparts.

Crystallization temperature provides a universal framework for diverse dynamics of glass-forming liquids.