DocumentCode
520481
Title
Terahertz absorption in non-polar rotator crystals
Author
Laib, Jonathan P. ; Nickel, Daniel V. ; Mittleman, Daniel M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We characterize the phase behavior of linear n-alkanes with n > 22, using terahertz spectroscopy. We observe enhanced absorption in the quasi-ordered rotator phase, the first report of disorder-induced THz absorption in a rotator crystal.
Keywords
Amorphous materials; Crystallization; Crystals; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Glass; Liquids; Rotation measurement; Solids; Spectroscopy; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5500062
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