Ebook: Nonlinear Dielectric Phenomena in Complex Liquids

Complex liquids constitute a basic element in modern materials science; their significant features include self-assembly, mesoscale structures, complex dynamics, unusual phases and enormous sensitivity to perturbations. Understanding their nature and properties are a great challenge to modern materials science that demands novel approaches. This book focuses on nonlinear dielectric phenomena, particularly on nonlinear dielectric spectroscopy (NDS), which may be considered a possible successor to broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS). NDS phenomena directly coupled to mesoscale heterogeneity fluctuations, so information obtained in this way is basically complementary to BDS tests. The book also discusses the application of NDS in a set of complex liquid systems: glassy liquids, liquid crystals, liquids with critical point phenomena, and bio-relevant liquids. The complementary application of NDS and BDS may allow the discovery of universal patterns for the whole category of complex liquids. Written by specialists in the field of nonlinear dielectric studies, theoreticians and experimentalists, ranging from solid state physics to biophysics, the book is organized so that it can serve as a basic textbook for a non-experienced reader.

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Complex liquids constitute a basic element in modern materials science; their significant features include self-assembly, mesoscale structures, complex dynamics, unusual phases and enormous sensitivity to perturbations. Understanding their nature and properties are a great challenge to modern materials science that demands novel approaches. This book focuses on nonlinear dielectric phenomena, particularly on nonlinear dielectric spectroscopy (NDS), which may be considered a possible successor to broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS). NDS phenomena directly coupled to mesoscale heterogeneity fluctuations, so information obtained in this way is basically complementary to BDS tests. The book also discusses the application of NDS in a set of complex liquid systems: glassy liquids, liquid crystals, liquids with critical point phenomena, and bio-relevant liquids. The complementary application of NDS and BDS may allow the discovery of universal patterns for the whole category of complex liquids. Written by specialists in the field of nonlinear dielectric studies, theoreticians and experimentalists, ranging from solid state physics to biophysics, the book is organized so that it can serve as a basic textbook for a non-experienced reader.

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Complex liquids constitute a basic element in modern materials science; their significant features include self-assembly, mesoscale structures, complex dynamics, unusual phases and enormous sensitivity to perturbations. Understanding their nature and properties are a great challenge to modern materials science that demands novel approaches. This book focuses on nonlinear dielectric phenomena, particularly on nonlinear dielectric spectroscopy (NDS), which may be considered a possible successor to broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS). NDS phenomena directly coupled to mesoscale heterogeneity fluctuations, so information obtained in this way is basically complementary to BDS tests. The book also discusses the application of NDS in a set of complex liquid systems: glassy liquids, liquid crystals, liquids with critical point phenomena, and bio-relevant liquids. The complementary application of NDS and BDS may allow the discovery of universal patterns for the whole category of complex liquids. Written by specialists in the field of nonlinear dielectric studies, theoreticians and experimentalists, ranging from solid state physics to biophysics, the book is organized so that it can serve as a basic textbook for a non-experienced reader.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Anomalous Expressions for The Nonlinear Harmonic Components of the Electric Polarization....Pages 1-18
Theory of Anomalous Dielectric Relaxation....Pages 19-29
Rotational Brownian Motion and Nonlinear Dielectric Relaxation of Asymmetric Top Molecules in Strong Electric Fields: The Langevin Equation Approach....Pages 31-44
Experimental Solutions for Nonlinear Dielectric Studies in Complex Liquids....Pages 45-53
Comments on Nonlinear Dielectric Effect Measurements in Liquids....Pages 55-56
Effect of Constraints on Electrostriction....Pages 57-60
Douglas Kell Comments on ‘Methodology’ During the Workshop....Pages 61-61
A New Technique of Dielectric Characterization of Liquids....Pages 63-76
Nonlinear Dielectric Losses and Dynamics of Intrinsic Conductivity of Dielectrics....Pages 77-88
Dielectric Properties of Critical Conducting Mixtures....Pages 89-100
Nonlinear Dielectric Effect Behavior in a Critical and Near-Critical Binary Mixture....Pages 101-112
Electric Field Effects Near Critical Points....Pages 113-141
Critical Phenomena in Confined Binary Liquid Mixtures....Pages 143-152
Model of The Critical Behavior of Real Systems....Pages 153-161
The Methods of Prediction of the Properties for Substances on the Coexistence Curve Including Vicinity of the Critical Point....Pages 163-175
Phase Equilibrium in Complex Liquids under Negative Pressure....Pages 177-189
New Approaches to the Investigation of the Matastable and Reacting Fluids....Pages 191-200
The Discontinuity of the Isotropic — Masophase Transition in N-Cyanobiphenyls Homologous Series from 4CB to 14CB. Nonlinear Dielectric Effect (NDE) Studies....Pages 201-210
Influence of Pressure on the Dielectric Properties of Liquid Crystals....Pages 211-220
Frequency-Domain Nonlinear Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy....Pages 221-230
Phase Behavior of Perturbed Liquid Crystals....Pages 231-240
Edge Dislocations in Smectic-A Liquid Crystals....Pages 241-246
A Schematic Description of the Dynamics of Glass Transition by the Coupling Model....Pages 247-258
Transient Grating Experiments in Supercooled Liquids....Pages 259-268
Medium-Range Ordering in Liquids Appearing in Nonlinear Dielectric Effect Studies....Pages 269-273
The Cooperative Molecular Dynamics and Nonlinear Phenomena....Pages 275-287
Annihilation Response of the Ortho — Positronium Probe from Positron Annihilation Lifeteme Spectroscopy and Its Relationships to the Free Volume and Dynamics of Glass — Forming Systems....Pages 289-305
Influence of Molecular Structure on Dynamics of Secondary Relaxation in Phthalates....Pages 307-317
Electrostriction and Crystalline Phase Transformations in a Vinylidene Flouride Terpolymer....Pages 319-326
Self-Assembly and the Associated Dynamics in PBLG-PEG-PBLG Triblock Copolymers....Pages 327-334
Nonlinear Dielectric Spectroscopy of Biological Systems: Principles ans Applications....Pages 335-344
Measurement Method of Electric Birefringence Spectrum in Frequency Domain....Pages 345-355
Melting/Freezing in Narrow Pores; Dielectric and EPR Studies....Pages 357-366
Electrodilatometry of Liquids, Binary Liquids, and Surfactants....Pages 367-377
Influence of Strong Electric Field on Dielectric Permittivity of Polycrystalline Ice Doped by Small Amounts of NAOH....Pages 379-385
Host?Guest Interaction in ACF: EPR Study....Pages 387-392

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Complex liquids constitute a basic element in modern materials science; their significant features include self-assembly, mesoscale structures, complex dynamics, unusual phases and enormous sensitivity to perturbations. Understanding their nature and properties are a great challenge to modern materials science that demands novel approaches. This book focuses on nonlinear dielectric phenomena, particularly on nonlinear dielectric spectroscopy (NDS), which may be considered a possible successor to broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS). NDS phenomena directly coupled to mesoscale heterogeneity fluctuations, so information obtained in this way is basically complementary to BDS tests. The book also discusses the application of NDS in a set of complex liquid systems: glassy liquids, liquid crystals, liquids with critical point phenomena, and bio-relevant liquids. The complementary application of NDS and BDS may allow the discovery of universal patterns for the whole category of complex liquids. Written by specialists in the field of nonlinear dielectric studies, theoreticians and experimentalists, ranging from solid state physics to biophysics, the book is organized so that it can serve as a basic textbook for a non-experienced reader.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Anomalous Expressions for The Nonlinear Harmonic Components of the Electric Polarization....Pages 1-18
Theory of Anomalous Dielectric Relaxation....Pages 19-29
Rotational Brownian Motion and Nonlinear Dielectric Relaxation of Asymmetric Top Molecules in Strong Electric Fields: The Langevin Equation Approach....Pages 31-44
Experimental Solutions for Nonlinear Dielectric Studies in Complex Liquids....Pages 45-53
Comments on Nonlinear Dielectric Effect Measurements in Liquids....Pages 55-56
Effect of Constraints on Electrostriction....Pages 57-60
Douglas Kell Comments on ‘Methodology’ During the Workshop....Pages 61-61
A New Technique of Dielectric Characterization of Liquids....Pages 63-76
Nonlinear Dielectric Losses and Dynamics of Intrinsic Conductivity of Dielectrics....Pages 77-88
Dielectric Properties of Critical Conducting Mixtures....Pages 89-100
Nonlinear Dielectric Effect Behavior in a Critical and Near-Critical Binary Mixture....Pages 101-112
Electric Field Effects Near Critical Points....Pages 113-141
Critical Phenomena in Confined Binary Liquid Mixtures....Pages 143-152
Model of The Critical Behavior of Real Systems....Pages 153-161
The Methods of Prediction of the Properties for Substances on the Coexistence Curve Including Vicinity of the Critical Point....Pages 163-175
Phase Equilibrium in Complex Liquids under Negative Pressure....Pages 177-189
New Approaches to the Investigation of the Matastable and Reacting Fluids....Pages 191-200
The Discontinuity of the Isotropic — Masophase Transition in N-Cyanobiphenyls Homologous Series from 4CB to 14CB. Nonlinear Dielectric Effect (NDE) Studies....Pages 201-210
Influence of Pressure on the Dielectric Properties of Liquid Crystals....Pages 211-220
Frequency-Domain Nonlinear Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy....Pages 221-230
Phase Behavior of Perturbed Liquid Crystals....Pages 231-240
Edge Dislocations in Smectic-A Liquid Crystals....Pages 241-246
A Schematic Description of the Dynamics of Glass Transition by the Coupling Model....Pages 247-258
Transient Grating Experiments in Supercooled Liquids....Pages 259-268
Medium-Range Ordering in Liquids Appearing in Nonlinear Dielectric Effect Studies....Pages 269-273
The Cooperative Molecular Dynamics and Nonlinear Phenomena....Pages 275-287
Annihilation Response of the Ortho — Positronium Probe from Positron Annihilation Lifeteme Spectroscopy and Its Relationships to the Free Volume and Dynamics of Glass — Forming Systems....Pages 289-305
Influence of Molecular Structure on Dynamics of Secondary Relaxation in Phthalates....Pages 307-317
Electrostriction and Crystalline Phase Transformations in a Vinylidene Flouride Terpolymer....Pages 319-326
Self-Assembly and the Associated Dynamics in PBLG-PEG-PBLG Triblock Copolymers....Pages 327-334
Nonlinear Dielectric Spectroscopy of Biological Systems: Principles ans Applications....Pages 335-344
Measurement Method of Electric Birefringence Spectrum in Frequency Domain....Pages 345-355
Melting/Freezing in Narrow Pores; Dielectric and EPR Studies....Pages 357-366
Electrodilatometry of Liquids, Binary Liquids, and Surfactants....Pages 367-377
Influence of Strong Electric Field on Dielectric Permittivity of Polycrystalline Ice Doped by Small Amounts of NAOH....Pages 379-385
Host?Guest Interaction in ACF: EPR Study....Pages 387-392
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