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Nonlinear Dielectric Spectroscopy

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  • Introduces the ideas and concepts of nonlinear dielectric spectroscopy
  • Provides insight into the experimental technologies
  • Discusses various approaches to nonlinear dielectric features in individual chapters by specialists in their respective fields

Part of the book series: Advances in Dielectrics (ADVDIELECT)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Nonlinear Dielectric Response of Polar Liquids

    • Dmitry V. Matyushov
    Pages 1-34
  3. Nonlinear Dielectric Relaxation in AC and DC Electric Fields

    • P. M. Déjardin, W. T. Coffey, F. Ladieu, Yu. P. Kalmykov
    Pages 35-74
  4. Nonresonant Spectral Hole Burning in Liquids and Solids

    • Ralph V. Chamberlin, Roland Böhmer, Ranko Richert
    Pages 127-185
  5. Nonlinear Dielectric Effect in Critical Liquids

    • Sylwester J. Rzoska, Aleksandra Drozd-Rzoska, Szymon Starzonek
    Pages 187-217
  6. Third and Fifth Harmonic Responses in Viscous Liquids

    • S. Albert, M. Michl, P. Lunkenheimer, A. Loidl, P. M. Déjardin, F. Ladieu
    Pages 219-260Open Access
  7. Dynamic Correlation Under Isochronal Conditions

    • C. M. Roland, D. Fragiadakis
    Pages 261-276
  8. Nonlinear Dielectric Response of Plastic Crystals

    • P. Lunkenheimer, M. Michl, A. Loidl
    Pages 277-300
  9. Nonlinear Oscillatory Shear Mechanical Responses

    • Kyu Hyun, Manfred Wilhelm
    Pages 321-368
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 369-372

About this book

This book introduces the ideas and concepts of nonlinear dielectric spectroscopy, outlines its history, and provides insight into the present state of the art of the experimental technology and understanding of nonlinear dielectric effects. Emphasis is on what can be learned from nonlinear experiments that could not be derived from the linear counterparts. 

The book explains that nonlinear dielectric spectroscopy can be used as a tool to measure structural recovery or physical aging, as well as connections between dynamics and thermodynamic variables such as enthalpy and entropy. Supercooled liquids in their viscous regime are ideal candidates for investigating nonlinear effects, because they are particularly sensitive to changes in temperature, and thus also to changes in the electric field. Other interesting materials covered are plastic crystals and complex liquids near criticality. The book also points out that, compared with other techniques such as mechanical shear experiments, the nonlinear regime of dielectric spectroscopy is special in the sense that the energies involved always remain small compared with thermal energies. To demonstrate this, nonlinear features of mechanical experiments are discussed. Theoretical approaches to nonlinear effects are particularly complicated because the tools available for the linear regime no longer apply. As a result, there is no single generally accepted theory to nonlinear dielectric responses of real liquids. Various approaches to nonlinear dielectric features have been reported, and the different aspects are communicated in several chapters. The book communicates recent progress most effectively through individual contributions from specialists in their respective fields.

Chapter 'Third and Fifth Harmonic Responses in Viscous Liquids' is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

    Ranko Richert

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