Ionic mobility and dielectric relaxation in supercooled liquid KCl-glycerol solutions

Abstract

Measurements of the electrical conductivities of liquid and supercooled liquid KCl-glycerol solutions between + 50·6°C and -89·1°C are described. Time domain measurements of dielectric relaxation in pure glycerol between -78·1°C and -91·0°C, and in KCl-glycerol solutions between -77·5°C and -89·1°C are also described. Empirical equations are presented which in each case describe the non-Arrhenius temperature dependence over more than 12 decades in value with a r.m.s. deviation of less than 15 per cent. A ‘power law’ fit is found to be slightly better than a ‘Vogel-Tammann-Fulcher’ fit in each case. The temperature dependence of Walden product for KCl-glycerol solutions is discussed, and the relaxation data for pure glycerol is discussed in the light of the Kauzmann paradox.