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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
Quenched Random Disorder Studies In Liquid Crystal + Aerosil Dispersions

Keyword:

gel structure, quenched random disorder, Turbidity, isotropic-nematic, phase transition, smectic-A to smectic-C, AC-Calorimetry, liquid crystal, gel dynamics, x-ray difraction, x-ray intensity fluctuation spectroscopy ( XIFS ), and nematic to smectic-A

Creator:

Roshi, Aleksander

Advisor:

Iannacchione, Germano S.

Publisher:

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Date Created:

2005-04-27

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Degree:

PhD

Unit (Department):

Physics