The Soft Matter
Laboratory
The research interests of the laboratory are centered on the area of soft condensed matter physics for investigation of the structure, dynamics, and macroscopic behavior of complex systems. (CS). CS is a very broad and general class of materials, which include associated liquids, polymers, biomolecules, colloids, porous materials and liquid crystals.
The dynamical processes occurring in Complex Systems involve different length and time scales. Fast as well as ultra-slow molecular rearrangements take place in the presence of the microscopic, mesoscopic and macroscopic organization of the systems. Commonly, the complete characterization of these relaxation behaviors requires the use of variety techniques in order to span the relevant ranges in frequency. In this view, the use of Dielectric Spectroscopy (DS) is very advantageous