Study of dielectric anisotropy and other related parametersof a liquid crystal compound 7OAOB

ABSTRACTTemperature-dependent dielectric anisotropy has been measured for the compound 4,4′-di-n-heptyloxy-azoxy benzene (7OAOB) by using a digital LCR bridge (HIOKI 3532-50 LCR HiTESTER). The compound 7OAOB is found to exhibit negative dielectric anisotropy in the nematic and smectic-C phase. Frequency-dependent electrical conductivity has been measured for this compound. The dc conductivity has also been obtained from frequency-dependent total conductivity studies by using universal power law equation. The activation energy of the dc conduction process and relaxation time has been determined in different mesophases. The behavior of splay elastic constant (K11) with temperature has been examined for this compound. From the studies of UV-visible spectra, the values of energy band gap have been evaluated.