The hidden β-relaxation of pentachloronitrobenzene as studied by thermally stimulated depolarization currents

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 404, Issue , 2003, Pages 75-83

  Ramos, Joaquim J Moura ^a   Correia, Natália T ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Excess wing; Molecular mobility; TSC; TSDC; relaxation

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; GLASS; GLASS TRANSITION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLARIZATION; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SUBLIMATION;

EXCESS WING; MOLECULAR MOBILITY; THERMALLY STIMULATED DEPOLARIZATION CURRENTS (TSDC); TSC; Β-RELAXATION;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 3142649758     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400390249817     Document Type: Article

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