Analysis of the Specific Heat in the Supercooled Solid Phase of Liquid Crystals

Kilit E., YURTSEVEN H. H.

MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS, vol.540, pp.12-19, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 540
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/15421406.2011.568322
  • Journal Name: MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.12-19
  • Keywords: Liquid crystals, specific heat, supercooled solid, CONVEX PEG MODEL, CHOLESTERYL MYRISTATE, TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENCE, TRANSITIONS, PAA, AZOXYANISOLE, STABILITY, MIXTURES, OLEATE
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The specific heat Cp is analyzed using the experimental data at various temperatures in the solid phase of cholesteryl myristate according to a power-law formula for the rapidly and slowly cooled solid in the stability limit. We also analyze the temperature dependence of the Cp using the experimental data for the supercooled solid phase of p-azoxyanisole in the stability limit and the stability temperatures are determined for both cholesteryl myristate and p-azoxyanisole.