David Sidebottom is a seasoned spectroscopist with experience in numerous forms of optical spectroscopy including: Raman, Brillouin, Photon Correlation, Photoluminescence, Fluorescence, and Phonon Sideband. He has been active in the field of glass transition kinetics, particularly using dynamic light scattering (photon correlation and Brillouin), for over 25 years and has published numerous papers in this area. His most recent research activity has dealt with light scattering studies of network-forming oxide melts intended to clarify relationships between glass structure and liquid dynamics.
Research Focus
David Sidebottom is a seasoned spectroscopist with experience in numerous forms of optical spectroscopy including: Raman, Brillouin, Photon Correlation, Photoluminescence, Fluorescence, and Phonon Sideband. He has been active in the field of glass transition kinetics, particularly using dynamic light scattering (photon correlation and Brillouin), for over 25 years and has published numerous papers in this area. His most recent research activity has dealt with light scattering studies of network-forming oxide melts intended to clarify relationships between glass structure and liquid dynamics.
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Preface [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Dynamics [Book Chapter] 2012
Sidebottom David L, Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Superconductivity [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Scattering theory [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Thermal properties [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, References [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Self-similar structures and liquid crystals [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Glossary [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Scattering by crystals [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Toolbox [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Mean field theory and renormalization [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Crystal vibrations [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Scattering by amorphous matter [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Liquid dynamics [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Electrons: band theory [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Electrons: the free electron model [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Bonds and cohesion [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Crystal structure [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Amorphous structure [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Magnetic structure [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Introduction to phase transitions [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Percolation theory [Book Chapter] 2012
Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics Sidebottom David L, Bulk dynamics and response [Book Chapter] 2012
Application of Scattering Methods to the Dynamics of Polymer Systems Torell L. M., Börjesson L., Sidebottom D., Jacobsson P., Structural relaxation characteristics of glass-forming polymeric liquids subject to transisent cross-links [Book Chapter] 2007
Application of Scattering Methods to the Dynamics of Polymer Systems Sidebottom D. L., Börjesson L., Torell L. M., Bergman R., Scaling behaviour in poly(propylene glycol) in the glass transition range [Book Chapter] 2007
Melt Chemistry, Relaxation, and Solidification Kinetics of Glasses Sidebottom David L, Structural Influences on the Dynamic Light Scattering from Glassforming Liquids [Book Chapter] 2006
Articles
Sidebottom David L., Fifty years of fragility 2019
Publications
Journal of non-crystalline solids Sidebottom David L., Characterization of the α-relaxation and gel-like dynamics in mixed network forming (GeO2)x(NaPO3)100-x glass melts by photon correlation spectroscopy 646, p. 123237 2024
Journal of non-crystalline solids Austin J., McCown J., Sidebottom D.L., Effects of ionic cross-linking on the non-exponentiality of the α -relaxation in metaphosphate glass melts as measured by dynamic light scattering 626, p. 122810 2024
Journal of non-crystalline solids. X Dirks G., Pereira J., Sidebottom D.L., Dynamic light scattering in low connectivity phosphate glass melts crosslinked by Na or Zn 17, p. 100157 2023
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Uppala H. G., Sidebottom D. L., Evidence for Ionic Diffusion in Dynamic Light Scattering from Glass-forming Sodium Borate Melts 588 2022
Physics Education Klomp Joe, Sidebottom David L., Schmit Nathaniel Ulmer, The speed of sound in monster sound tubes 56:4 2021
Journal of the American Ceramic Society Sidebottom David L., Coarse-grained model of the glass transition in network-forming oxides 104:5, p. 2007 - 2016 2021
Physical Review E Sidebottom D. L., Erratum 100:2 2019
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Sidebottom David L., The fragility of alkali silicate glass melts 516, p. 63 - 66 2019
Frontiers in Materials Sidebottom David L., Connecting glass-forming fragility to network topology 6 2019
MRS Advances Obadiya Tomilola, Uppala Harsh, Sidebottom David, Fluorescent Carbon Particles formed from Concentrated Glucose Solutions 4:2, p. 67 - 72 2019
American Journal of Physics Sidebottom David L., Inexpensive Robots used to Teach Dc Circuits and Electronics 85:5, p. 333 - 340 2017
Journal of Chemical Physics Sidebottom David L., Vu D., Assessing the Network Connectivity of Modifier Ions in Metaphosphate Glass Melts: A Dynamic Light Scattering Study of Na-Zn Mixtures 145:16, p. 164503 - 164501; 164503 2016
Physical Review.E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics Sidebottom David L., Fragility of network-forming glasses: A universal dependence on the topological connectivity 92:6 2015
Physics Teacher Sidebottom David L., Use of Bratwurst Sausage as a Model Cadaver in Introductory Physics for the Life Sciences Lab Experiments 53:6, p. 367 - 371 2015
Journal of Chemical Physics Sidebottom David L., Comment on 'A model for phosphate glass topology considering the modifying ion sub-network' [J. Chem. Phys. 140, 154501 (2014) 142:10, p. (3 pages) 2015
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Sidebottom D. L., Tran T. D., Schnell S. E., Building up a weaker network 402, p. 16 - 20 2014
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Sidebottom David L., Schnell Stanley E., Role of intermediate-range order in predicting the fragility of network-forming liquids near the rigidity transition 87:5, p. 1 - 6 2013
Biophysical Journal Holman Nathan, Hauger Eric, Nichols Michael, Sidebottom David, Haas Eric, One and Two Photon Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy on Proteins in Glucose Solutions 104:2, p. 346a - 347a 2013
Journal of the American Ceramic Society Tran Tri D., Sidebottom David L., Glass-Forming Dynamics of Aluminophosphate Melts Studied by Photon Correlation Spectroscopy 96:7, p. 2147 - 2154 2013
Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics Sidebottom D. L., Tran Tri D., Universal patterns of equilibrium cluster growth in aqueous sugars observed by dynamic light scattering 82:5, p. - 2010
Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics Sidebottom David L., Tran Tri D., Universal patterns of equilibrium cluster growth in aqueous sugars observed by dynamic light scattering 82:5, p. 051904 - 051904 2010
Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Fabian R., Sidebottom D. L., Dynamic light scattering in network-forming sodium ultraphosphate liquids near the glass transition 80:6 2009
Reviews of Modern Physics Sidebottom D. L., Colloquium 81:3, p. 999 - 1014 2009
Nebraska Academy of Sciences, PO Box 880410 Lincoln NE 68588-0410 United States. [np]. Apr 2009 Tran Tri, Sidebottom D, CLUSTER GROWTH IN AQUEOUS MALTOSE SOLUTIONS MONITORED BY DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING 2009
Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie Sidebottom D. L., Bassett M., Nearly constant loss in lithium and LiCl-doped borate glasses 223:10-11, p. 1161 - 1170 2009
Reports on Progress in Physics Dyre Jeppe C., Maass Philipp, Roling Bernhard, Sidebottom David L., Fundamental questions relating to ion conduction in disordered solids 72:4 2009
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter Changstrom J. R., Sidebottom D. L., Study of the mixed alkali effect in lithium and sodium metaphosphate glass-forming liquids by photon correlation spectroscopy 20:28 2008
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Sidebottom David L., Changstrom J. R., Viscoelastic relaxation in molten phosphorus pentoxide using photon correlation spectroscopy 77:2, p. 020201 - 1 2008
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Sidebottom David L., Rodenburg B. V., Changstrom J. R., Connecting structure and dynamics in glass forming materials by photon correlation spectroscopy 75:13, p. 132201 2007
Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics Sidebottom David L., Ultraslow relaxation of hydrogen-bonded dynamic clusters in glass-forming aqueous glucose solutions: A light scattering study 76:1, p. 011505 - 1 2007
Journal of Chemical Physics Sidebottom David L., Rodenburg B. V., Dynamic light scattering in mixed alkali metaphosphate glass forming liquids 125, p. 24502 2006
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Sidebottom David L., Constriction effect in the nearly constant loss of alkali metaphosphate glasses 71:13, p. 134206 2005
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Metwalli E., Morsi M. M., Karabulut M., Sidebottom D. L., Brow R. K., Properties and structure of copper ultraphosphate glasses 344:3, p. 128 - 134 2004
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Metwalli E., Brow R. K., Karabulut M., Sidebottom David L., Morsi M. M., Properties and structure of copper ultraphosphate glasses 344:3, p. 128 - 134 2004
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter Sidebottom D. L., Influence of glass structure on the ac conductivity of alkali phosphate glasses 15:16, p. S1585 - S1594 2003
Physical Review Letters Sidebottom David L., Murray-Krezan C. M., Distinguishing two contributions to the nearly constant loss in ion-conducting glasses 89:19, p. 195901 2002
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Sidebottom David L., Rolling B., Funke K., Ionic conduction in solids:_��Comparing conductivity and modulus representations with regard to scaling properties 63, p. 24301 2000
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Sidebottom David L., Zhang J., Scaling of the ac permittivity in ion-conducting glasses 62:9, p. 5504 - 5507. 2000
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Sidebottom David L., Influence of cation constriction on the ac conductivity dispersion in metaphosphate glasses 61:21, p. 14507 - 14516 2000
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Brow Richardk, Metwalli Ezzeldin, Sidebottom Davidl, Properties and structure of lanthanum phosphate glasses 4102, p. 88 - 94 2000
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Sidebottom D. L., Ionic conductivity in glasses 244:2, p. 223 - 231 1999
Physical Review Letters Sidebottom David L., Dimensionality dependence of the conductivity dispersion in ionic materials 83:5, p. 983 - 986 1999
Physical Review Letters Sidebottom David L., Universal approach for scaling the a.c. conductivity in ionic glasses 82:18, p. 3653 - 3656 1999
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Green Peter F., Sidebottom David L., Brow Richard K., Hudgens James J., Mechanical relaxation anomalies in mixed alkali oxides 231:1-2, p. 89 - 98 1998
Journal of Chemical Physics Sidebottom David L., Green P. F., Brow R. K., Regarding the correlation of nuclear spin relaxation and electrical conductivity relaxation in ionic glasses 108:14, p. 5870 - 5875 1998
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Sidebottom D. L., Green P. F., Brow R. K., Structural correlations in the ac conductivity of ion-containing glasses 222, p. 354 - 360 1997
Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Sidebottom D., Green P., Brow R., Scaling parallels in the non-Debye dielectric relaxation of ionic glasses and dipolar supercooled liquids 56:1, p. 170 - 177 1997
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Sidebottom David L., Green P. F., Brow R. K., Scaling parallels in the non-Debye dielectric relaxation of ionic glasses and dipolar supercooled liquids 56:1, p. 170 - 177 1997
Applied Physics Letters Sidebottom David L., Potter B. G., Brow R. K., Hruschka M. A., Increased radiative lifetime of rare earth-doped zinc oxyhalide tellurite glasses 71:14, p. 1963 - 1965 1997
MRS proceedings Sidebottom D. L., Sorensen C. M., Time and Ensemble Averaged Dynamic Light Scattering in Orthoterphenyl Above and Below the Glass Transition 455 1996
MRS proceedings Sidebottom D. L., Hruschka Michael A., Potter B. G., Hudgens James J., Brow Richard K., Optical Properties of Lanthanide -Containing Halide-Modified Zinc Tellurite Glasses 453 1996
Sidebottom D. L, Brow R. K, Green P. F, Scaling behavior in the conductivity of alkali oxide glasses 1995
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Sidebottom D. L., Green P. F., Brow R. K., Comparison of KWW and power law analyses of an ion-conducting glass 183:1-2, p. 151 - 160 1995
Physical Review Letters Sidebottom David L., Green P. F., Brow R. K., Two contributions to the ac conductivity of alkali oxide glasses 74:25, p. 5068 - 5071. 1995
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Sidebottom David L., Green P. F., Brow R. K., Anomalous-diffusion model of ionic transport in oxide glasses 51:5, p. 2770 - 2776. 1995
Physical Review Sidebottom David L., Borjesson L., Torell L. M., Two-step relaxation decay in a strong glass former 71:14, p. 2260 - 2263. 1993
Physical Review E Sidebottom D. L., Ultrasonic measurements of an epoxy resin near its sol-gel transition 48:1, p. 391 - 399 1993
Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics Vanderwal J., Sidebottom D., Walton D., Johari G. P., Brillouin scattering study of a polymer hydrogel 30:10, p. 1089 - 1095 1992
Physical Review Letters Sidebottom David L., Borjesson L., Torell L. M., Bergman R., Observation of scaling behavior in the liquid-glass transition range from dynamic light scattering in poly(propylene glycol) 68, p. 3587 - 3590 1992
Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics Sidebottom D. L., Johari G. P., Sub‐TG relaxations in LiClO4‐poly (propylene glycol)‐2000 solutions 29:10, p. 1215 - 1221 1991
Journal of Chemical Physics Sidebottom David L., Sorensen C. M., Dynamic light scattering study of nonexponential relaxation in supercooled 2Ca(NO3)2_ʀ3KNO3 91, p. 7153 - 7158 1989
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Sidebottom David L., Sorensen C. M., Light scattering study of the glass transition in salol 40, p. 461 - 466 1989
Chemical Physics Letters Sidebottom D. L., Sorensen C. M., Comparison of field variables for critical phenomena description 151:6, p. 489 - 493 1988