Electric field effect on the upper critical solution temperature Original Research Article

Using a non-linear dielectric effect apparatus the influence of electric fields on the upper critical mixing temperature of nitrobenzene+2,2,4-trimethylpentane was investigated. A downward shift of the critical temperature proportional to the square of the electric field was found. The dTc/dE2 derivative was estimated as −0.85±0.2×10−15 K m2 V−2.