Terahertz conductivity and hindered molecular reorientation of lithium salt doped succinonitrile in its plastic crystal phase

Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 770-779

  Nickel, Daniel V ^a   Bian, Hongtao ^b   Zheng, Junrong ^b   Mittleman, Daniel M ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dielectric relaxation; plastic crystal; solid state electrolytes; succinonitrile; THz TDS

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROLYTES; LASER PULSES; LITHIUM; PLASTICITY; SALTS; SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

ARRHENIUS ACTIVATION ENERGY; IONIC CHARGE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR REORIENTATION; PLASTIC CRYSTALS; SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE; SUCCINONITRILE; TERAHERTZ TIME DOMAIN SPECTROSCOPY; THZ-TDS;

TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84901739995     PISSN: 18666892     EISSN: 18666906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10762-014-0080-1     Document Type: Article

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