Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, Vol.34, No.12, 2067-2075, 1996
Dipolar Relaxations in the Glass Transition Region and in the Liquid-Crystalline Phase of 2 Side-Chain Liquid-Crystalline Polysiloxanes
The molecular relaxation mechanisms in the glass transition region and in the liquid crystalline phase exhibited by two side-chain liquid crystalline polysiloxanes have been studied by Thermally Stimulated Discharge Currents. These results were compared with those previously obtained by dielectric relaxation spectroscopy. It was observed that two relaxation mechanisms were present in the liquid crystalline phase, and we suggest that these might correspond to the motions of the mesogenic moieties in the liquid crystalline phase.
Keywords:STIMULATED DISCHARGE CURRENTS;MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS;POLYMERS;MOTIONS;DEPOLARIZATION;SPECTROSCOPY;BEHAVIOR;STATES