Low-temperature dynamics of (S)-4-(1-methylheptyloxy)-4ʹ-cyanobiphenyl (8*OCB) and (S)-4-(2-methylbutyl)-4ʹ-cyanobiphenyl (5*CB) in disordered crystalline and glassy phases

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