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7757367 
Journal Article 
Studies on dielectric relaxation in relation to viscosity of some anilines, phenol, and their binary mixtures at microwave frequencies 
Maridevarmath, CV; Malimath, GH 
2019 
Yes 
Canadian Journal of Physics
ISSN: 0008-4204
EISSN: 1208-6045 
Canadian Science Publishing 
97 
2 
210-215 
English 
WOS:000457293200011 
In the present work, the study of variation of relaxation time (τ) with viscosity of the medium (η) is carried out on four polar samples: 2-Nitroaniline, 4-Bromoaniline, 4-Chloroaniline, 4-Chlorophenol, and also on the binary mixture of 2-Nitroaniline + 4-Bromoaniline at room temperature by using microwave bench operating at a frequency of 9.59 GHz. In this regard, the different parameters like dielectric constant (), dielectric loss (), relaxation time (τ s ), macroscopic steady state viscosity (η s ), dynamic viscosity (η d ), and viscoelastic relaxation time (τ ve ) were determined for all the systems. It is observed that the relaxation time (τ s ) increases with the increase in the viscosity of the medium for all the systems. Plots of log(τ s ) versus log(η s ) for all the systems show that variation of relaxation time is found to be nonlinear in the higher viscosity regions. This suggests the failure of Debye's theory at these regions. Further, the nonlinear behaviour of relaxation time with the viscosity is explained by using the viscoelastic model suggested by Barlow et al. (Proc. R. Soc. A 309, 473 (1969). doi:10.1098/rspa.1969.0053). It is also observed that macroscopic steady state viscosity (η s ) values are greater than the dynamic viscosity (η d ), and viscoelastic relaxation time (τ ve ) values were found to be lower compared to the relaxation time (τ s ). These results suggest that the effective frictional resistance experienced by the molecules during reorientation is lower and the measured values of macroscopic steady state viscosity (η s ) are frequency dependent. © 2019 Published by NRC Research Press. 
relaxation time; dynamic viscosity; viscoelastic relaxation time; Debye model; dielectric constant