Relaxation Width and Ionic Conductivity of Supercooled Glycerol at High Pressure

We have measured the dielectric susceptibility of supercooled glycerol from 0.01 Hz to 100 kHz at up to 900 MPa and close to the glass transition temperature. We find that, at a fixed relaxation frequency, the relaxation width increases with pressure. We also establish a relation between isobaric fragility and the width of glycerol and compare it to a correlation \footnote{ R. Bohmer, K. L. Ngai, C. A. Angell, and D. J. Plazek, J. Chem. Phys. 99, 4201 (1993).} between these quantities at 1 atmosphere for a variety of liquids. We find that volume has a much bigger effect than temperature on the changes in the width. We are also for the first time able to study the ionic conductivity as a function of temperature and pressure, and study the Nernst-Einstein relation between the conductivity and the relaxation frequency.