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Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.290, 1-10, 1996
Debye-Stokes-Einstein Fractional Law in a Polymeric Liquid-Crystal - A Nonlinear ESR Study by Using Spin Probes with Different Symmetries
The reorientation of spin probes with very different aspect ratios, dissolved in a polymeric liquid crystal, is studied by non-linear Electron Spin Resonance. A scaling law between the rotational correlation time tau and the macroscopic viscosity, as measured via the dynamic shift factor a(T), is found. A discussion on the current interpretations of the scaling, which takes the form tau proportional to a(T)(xi) with 0 less than or equal to xi less than or equal to 1, is given.
Keywords:GLASS-FORMING LIQUIDS;FREE-VOLUME THEORIES;COLORED NOISE;SOLVENT SYSTEMS;SELF-DIFFUSION;TRANSITION;ROTATION