Effect of thermodynamic history on secondary relaxation in glassy phenolphthalein-dimethyl-ether

We present a study of the intermediate secondary relaxation process of phenolphthalein-dimethyl-ether. Though this process is intramolecular in nature, it reveals pronounced pressure dependence. Moreover, its relaxation frequency and intensity exhibit pronounced dependence on the thermal history followed during vitrification. These results suggest that the nonequilibrium nature of the glassy state influences this secondary relaxation principally through the dependence on the specific volume.