Dielectric spectroscopy on the plastically crystalline phase of cyanocyclohexane

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 6281-6288

  Tschirwitz, C ^a   Benkhof, S ^a   Blochowicz, T ^a   Rossler E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; COOLING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DIELECTRIC LOSSES; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; ENTROPY; GLASS TRANSITION; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; ROTATION; VITRIFICATION;

CYANOCYCLOHEXANE; CYCLOHEXANECARBONITRILE; DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; FRAGILITY INDEX; GLASSY STATE; LINE-SHAPE ANALYSIS; PLASTICALLY CRYSTALLINE PHASE; SUPERCOOLED LIQUIDS; SUPERCOOLED PLASTIC CRYSTALS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0036806605     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1501582     Document Type: Article

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