Dielectric and thermodynamic studies of n-cyano-biphenyl (nCB) liquid crystals at microwave frequency

Dielectric and thermodynamic studies of n-cyano-biphenyl (nCB) liquid crystals at microwave frequency

A study of dielectric and thermodynamic properties of three members 5CB, 6CB and 7CB from the family of n-cyano-biphenyl (nCB) liquid crystals is reported using the cavity perturbation technique at microwave frequency of 9.0 GHz. The observed shifts in the resonant frequency and widths of the resona...

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Published in:Liquid crystals 2023-04, Vol.50 (5), p.843-852
Main Authors: Johri, Manoj, Sharma, Rajesh
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Activation energy
cavity perturbation
Crystals
Dielectric loss
dielectric relaxation
Enthalpy
Entropy
Entropy of activation
Free energy
Liquid crystals
Mathematical analysis
Microwave frequencies
microwaves
Parameters
Perturbation methods
phase transition
Resonant frequencies
Tangents
Temperature dependence
Thermodynamic properties
Thermodynamics
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Summary:A study of dielectric and thermodynamic properties of three members 5CB, 6CB and 7CB from the family of n-cyano-biphenyl (nCB) liquid crystals is reported using the cavity perturbation technique at microwave frequency of 9.0 GHz. The observed shifts in the resonant frequency and widths of the resonance profile are used to analyse the dielectric permittivity and dielectric loss respectively. The loss tangents are calculated using relaxation times obtained from Debye's single relaxation phenomenon. The temperature-dependent parameters such as free energy of activation, enthalpy and entropy are calculated for understanding all three thermotropic samples. For the dielectric investigation of very small amount of samples with high accuracy, the cavity perturbation technique suits well. The study provides interesting and neoteric results as comparison between various dielectric and thermodynamic parameters for nCB liquid crystals is not reported earlier at the given frequency.
ISSN:0267-8292
1366-5855