Rheo-dielectrics: Its applicability

Abstract

For a wide variety of systems, structures under flow have been investigated with rheo-optical techniques. It is of particular interest and importance to examine the flow effects on structures and dynamics with different techniques. A rheo-dielectric technique, that detects dynamic dielectric responses under flow, is complementary to rheo-optical techniques and provides us with a very useful method of investigating these effects. This article gives a brief review of rheo-dielectric features of some model systems revealed in recent studies to demonstrate the applicability of the rheo-dielectric technique.