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AC-Calorimetry and Dielectric Spectroscopy on Anisotropic Liquid Crystal and Aerosil Dispersions

Keyword:

Liquid Crystals, dielectric spectroscopy, quenched random disorder, phase transitions, and calorimetry

Creator:

Cruceanu, Florentin I.

Advisor:

Iannacchione, Germano S.

Publisher:

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Date Created:

2008-04-09

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Degree:

PhD

Unit (Department):

Physics
A New AC-Radio Frequency Heating Calorimetry Technique for Complex Fluids

Keyword:

weak quenched random disorder, nematic volume fraction, nematic correlation length, Nematic, birefringence, 4' – transbutyl – 4 – cyano – 4 – heptyl - bicyclo, modulation calorimetry technique, octylcyanobiphenyl (8CB), phase transitions, random-dilution, Turbidity, isotropic, heat capacity, loss factor, Liquid Crystals, smectic A, permittivity, aerosil, random-field interactions., dielectric, and Radio Frequency Field Heating

Creator:

Barjami, Saimir

Advisor:

Iannacchione, Germano S.

Publisher:

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Date Created:

2005-04-28

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Degree:

PhD

Unit (Department):

Physics