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Aleksandra Drozd-Rzoska1, Szymon Starzonek, Sylwester J Rzoska
1Institute of High Pressure Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland.
Abstract:
Results of broad-band dielectric spectroscopy studies in liquid crystal (pentylcyanobiphenyl, 5CB)-based nanocolloids are presented. They reveal the strong impact of BaTiO_{3} nanoparticles on dynamics and uniaxial ordering. Studies were carried out in an extreme range of temperatures (∼150 K), including the supercooled nematic phase. For the latter, the unique "pretransitional" effect for dielectric constant on approaching solid state is reported. The distortion-sensitive analysis revealed super-Arrhenius dynamics but associated with critical-like behavior. In the isotropic phase, translational-orientational decoupling, unusual for the high temperature dynamic domain, was detected. It can be directly link to heterogeneities-prenematic fluctuations. The model linking the classical Landau-de Gennes approach with Imry-Ma arguments has been developed to discuss experimental results.
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