Research Article

Dielectric Studies on Fe3O4 Nanodoped - -Alkyloxybenzoic Acids

Table 1

Phase transition temperatures of nanoalkyloxy benzoic acids.

S. numberCompound
N OBA, n=
Textures Transition temperatures (°C)

13I-N-Cr147.2–131.3
24I-N-Cr142.2–127.7
35I-N-Cr141.8–115.8
46I-N-SC-Cr139.2–115.3–93.1
57I-N-SC-Cr133.2–93.7–85.8
68 I-Ch-Cr128.2–88. 9
79I-N-SC-Cr131.8–106.2–87.2
810I-SA-SB-Cr95.8–82.8–67.2
912I-N-SC-Cr118.8–107.5–87.8

Note: I = isotropic, N = nematic, Ch = cholesteric, SA = smectic A, SB = smectic B, and SC = smectic C.