Anomalous behavior of the structural relaxation dispersion function of a carborane-containing siloxane

J Phys Condens Matter. 2010 Oct 20;22(41):415101. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/22/41/415101. Epub 2010 Sep 13.

Abstract

Broadband dielectric spectroscopic investigations of a vinyl-terminated carboranylenesiloxane, VCS, were performed at ambient and elevated pressures. At a constant structural relaxation time, results show that the structural relaxation dispersion function of VCS narrows with both increasing pressure and temperature. This narrowing is substantial in the case of pressurization and, consequently, the breakdown of the temperature-pressure superposition rule is observed. The interpretation of this breakdown is presented.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.