Dielectric permittivity of glycerol in the high viscosity region

The temperature dependence of the quasistatic dielectric permittivity of highly viscous glycerol is considered in terms of the approach developed in the work [I.V. Blazhnov, N.P. Malomuzh, S.V. Lishchuk, J. Chem. Phys. 121 (2004) 6435]. The microinhomogeneous structure of supercooled glycerol and the frequency dispersion of dielectric permittivity play substantial role in its description. The temperature dependence of the static dielectric permittivity of liquid that surrounds nuclei is determined. The temperature dependencies of the effective polarizability and the mean square value of the dipole moment of molecules in liquid that surrounds nuclei are discussed. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.