Non-monotonous shear rate dependence of dielectric relaxation frequency of a nematic liquid crystal revealed by rheo-dielectric spectroscopy
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| author | Das, K. Anaswara Kumar, M. Praveen Dhara, Surajit |
| author_facet | Das, K. Anaswara Kumar, M. Praveen Dhara, Surajit |
| contents | Dielectric relaxation of materials provides important information on the polarisation dynamics at different time scales. We study the dielectric relaxation of a nematic liquid crystal under steady rotational shear and simultaneously measure the viscosity. The dielectric anisotropy of the nematic is positive and the applied field is parallel to the velocity gradient direction with a magnitude larger than the Freedericksz threshold field. The complex dielectric constant as well as the effective viscosity decreases rapidly with increasing shear rate. The dielectric relaxation frequency exhibits a non-monotonous shear rate dependence, first decreasing but beyond a critical shear rate increasing. Our experiments suggest the emergence of collective dipolar relaxation under the influence of the competing effects of hydrodynamic and dielectric torques. |
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| spellingShingle | Non-monotonous shear rate dependence of dielectric relaxation frequency of a nematic liquid crystal revealed by rheo-dielectric spectroscopy Das, K. Anaswara Kumar, M. Praveen Dhara, Surajit Soft Condensed Matter Dielectric relaxation of materials provides important information on the polarisation dynamics at different time scales. We study the dielectric relaxation of a nematic liquid crystal under steady rotational shear and simultaneously measure the viscosity. The dielectric anisotropy of the nematic is positive and the applied field is parallel to the velocity gradient direction with a magnitude larger than the Freedericksz threshold field. The complex dielectric constant as well as the effective viscosity decreases rapidly with increasing shear rate. The dielectric relaxation frequency exhibits a non-monotonous shear rate dependence, first decreasing but beyond a critical shear rate increasing. Our experiments suggest the emergence of collective dipolar relaxation under the influence of the competing effects of hydrodynamic and dielectric torques. |
| title | Non-monotonous shear rate dependence of dielectric relaxation frequency of a nematic liquid crystal revealed by rheo-dielectric spectroscopy |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.11906 |