Dielectric Relaxation in Hydrogen Bonded Urea-Based Supramolecular Polymer N,N-di(2,2-dipentylheptyl)urea

Results of the dielectric relaxation studies, performed for supramolecular polymer formed by N,N'-di(2,2-dipentylheptyl)urea dissolved in carbon tetrachloride, are presented. The measurements were done for N,N'-di(2,2-dipentylheptyl)urea concentration up to about 7% (in mole fraction) in the frequency region from 100 kHz to 100 MHz and at the temperatures from 5ºC to 50ºC. The analysis of the experimental data were performed with the Havriliak-Negami equation. In the studied range of N,N'-di(2,2-dipentylheptyl)urea concentration and temperature, the obtained values of exponentsα andβ of the Havriliak-Negami equation are equal to 0.9±0.1 and 0.7±0.1, respectively, showing an anomaly in the dielectric relaxation behavior close to the Davidson-Cole type. Two examples of the modeling of dielectric properties of the supramolecular polymer solutions were presented.