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arxiv: 2605.12108 · v1 · submitted 2026-05-12 · ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci · cond-mat.soft

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Competing crystallization pathways and cold crystallization kinetics in 10OS5 liquid crystal

Aleksandra Deptuch , Miros{\l}awa D. Ossowska-Chru\'sciel , Janusz Chru\'sciel , Ewa Juszy\'nska-Ga{\l}\k{a}zka
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keywords 10OS5liquid crystalcold crystallizationcrystallization kineticsthermal energy storagesmectic phaseglass transitionconformationally disordered crystals
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The pith

The energy released during cold crystallization of 10OS5 liquid crystal can be tuned by its thermal history, making it a candidate for thermal energy storage.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The study examines how different cooling and heating rates affect the phase behavior and kinetics of crystallization in the liquid crystal 10OS5. Fast cooling at 25-30 K per minute forms a glass of the tilted smectic Y phase, while slower cooling allows formation of metastable crystal phases. Upon heating, cold crystallization occurs, releasing energy that varies based on the prior cooling rate and annealing. Kinetic models including Avrami are used to quantify the processes, and both crystal phases are found to be conformationally disordered. This tunability suggests applications in storing thermal energy through controlled phase changes.

Core claim

Varying the thermal history of 10OS5 directs it toward either vitrification of the smectic Y phase or crystallization into Cr2 which transforms to Cr1, with the subsequent cold crystallization releasing an energy amount that depends on the chosen pathway and can thus be adjusted for thermal storage purposes.

What carries the argument

The competing crystallization pathways between the glass of smectic Y and the metastable Cr2 and stable Cr1 phases, studied through differential scanning calorimetry and fitted with Avrami, Augis-Bennett, and isoconversional models.

If this is right

  • Cooling rates determine whether the material forms a glass or crystallizes partially or fully into Cr2.
  • Reheating triggers cold crystallization to Cr1 or Cr1/Cr2 mixtures, releasing different energies.
  • The melting entropies and dielectric spectra confirm conformational disorder in the crystal phases.
  • Tunable energy release by thermal history enables 10OS5 for thermal energy storage applications.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Other liquid crystals with similar metastable phases might exhibit comparable tunability for energy storage.
  • Device integration would require verifying performance over many cycles to ensure no loss of capacity.
  • The kinetic analysis methods could be applied to predict behavior in related compounds for optimized storage materials.

Load-bearing premise

The phase assignments from DSC and the extracted energy values accurately capture the long-term repeatable performance without degradation or side reactions in practical use.

What would settle it

Repeated thermal cycling experiments on 10OS5 samples that show progressive reduction in the cold crystallization energy or emergence of unexpected phases.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.12108 by Aleksandra Deptuch, Ewa Juszy\'nska-Ga{\l}\k{a}zka, Janusz Chru\'sciel, Miros{\l}awa D. Ossowska-Chru\'sciel.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: DSC thermograms of 10OS5 collected during cooling [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: Exemplary dielectric absorption spectra of 10OS5 collected on slow cooling (a [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_8.png] view at source ↗
Figure 9
Figure 9. Figure 9: Activation plot of the relaxation times obtained from the BDS spectra of 10OS5 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_9.png] view at source ↗
Figure 12
Figure 12. Figure 12: Energy released during cold crystallization of 10OS5 vs. heating rate (c) and temperature (d). Acknowledgement: We gratefully acknowledge the late Assoc. Prof. Małgorzata Jasiurkowska-Delaporte from the Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences for performing the broadband dielectric spectroscopy measurements. We gratefully acknowledge Polish high-performance computing infrastructure PLGrid… view at source ↗
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The liquid crystalline 4-pentylphenyl-4'-decyloxythiobenzoate is investigated in various temperature programs for determination of crystallization kinetics and glassforming properties. The Avrami model, Augis-Bennett method and isoconversional method are used. Cooling at the 25-30 K/min rate results in formation of the glass of the tilted smectic Y phase with the herring-bone order within layers. Slower cooling leads to the partial or total (2 K/min) crystallization of the metastable Cr2 phase, which during subsequent heating or annealing in a proper temperature transforms to another Cr1 phase. Heating from the vitrified smectic Y leads to cold crystallization of the pure Cr1 phase or the Cr1/Cr2 mix. Both Cr1 and Cr2 are conformationally disordered crystal phases, which is indicated both by the melting entropy values and the dielectric spectra. The results demonstrate that the energy released during cold crystallization can be tuned by thermal history, highlighting 10OS5 as a candidate for thermal energy storage applications.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

1 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript investigates the crystallization kinetics and glass-forming behavior of the liquid crystal 10OS5 (4-pentylphenyl-4'-decyloxythiobenzoate) using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dielectric spectroscopy under varied thermal programs. Rapid cooling (25-30 K/min) produces a glass of the tilted smectic Y phase with herring-bone order, while slower cooling yields partial or complete formation of the metastable Cr2 phase that transforms to Cr1 upon heating or annealing. Heating from the vitrified smectic Y induces cold crystallization to pure Cr1 or Cr1/Cr2 mixtures. Kinetic parameters are derived via the Avrami model, Augis-Bennett method, and isoconversional analysis. Both Cr1 and Cr2 are identified as conformationally disordered crystals based on melting entropy values and dielectric spectra. The central result is that the enthalpy released during cold crystallization can be tuned by thermal history, with the work positioning 10OS5 as a candidate for thermal energy storage applications.

Significance. If the reported tunability of cold-crystallization enthalpy holds under the described conditions, the work provides a clear experimental demonstration of competing crystallization pathways in a liquid crystal system and how thermal history can select between them. Credit is due for the consistent application of three independent kinetic methods (Avrami, Augis-Bennett, and isoconversional) together with cross-validation of phase assignments via both thermodynamic (entropy) and spectroscopic (dielectric) observables. This multi-method approach strengthens the internal consistency of the kinetic and phase conclusions. The potential relevance to thermal energy storage is noted but remains provisional pending further validation.

major comments (1)
  1. Abstract (final sentence) and the discussion of applications: The claim that the results highlight 10OS5 as a candidate for thermal energy storage applications is load-bearing for the manuscript's concluding emphasis. This inference rests on the assumption that the observed cold-crystallization enthalpies and phase behavior (Cr1, Cr2) remain reproducible and stable without degradation, fatigue, or loss of tunability over repeated cycles. No multi-cycle DSC data or long-term stability tests are reported, despite the explicit identification of both crystal phases as conformationally disordered. This leaves the practical candidacy resting on an untested assumption that could be addressed by adding cycling experiments within the existing experimental scope.
minor comments (2)
  1. The abstract provides no error bars, raw DSC traces, or quantitative enthalpy values, which would allow readers to directly assess the magnitude and reproducibility of the reported tunability.
  2. A summary table listing the specific cooling/heating rates, resulting phases, and extracted cold-crystallization enthalpies would improve clarity and facilitate comparison across thermal histories.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful review and for acknowledging the consistency of our multi-method kinetic analysis. We address the single major comment below.

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  1. Referee: Abstract (final sentence) and the discussion of applications: The claim that the results highlight 10OS5 as a candidate for thermal energy storage applications is load-bearing for the manuscript's concluding emphasis. This inference rests on the assumption that the observed cold-crystallization enthalpies and phase behavior (Cr1, Cr2) remain reproducible and stable without degradation, fatigue, or loss of tunability over repeated cycles. No multi-cycle DSC data or long-term stability tests are reported, despite the explicit identification of both crystal phases as conformationally disordered. This leaves the practical candidacy resting on an untested assumption that could be addressed by adding cycling experiments within the existing experimental scope.

    Authors: We thank the referee for this constructive observation. The core contribution of the manuscript is the experimental demonstration of competing crystallization pathways and the tunability of cold-crystallization enthalpy through thermal history. The reference to thermal-energy-storage candidacy is presented as a potential implication of this tunability rather than a claim of application readiness. We agree that no multi-cycle DSC data are reported and that long-term stability remains untested. In the revised manuscript we will qualify the final sentence of the abstract and the corresponding discussion paragraph to state explicitly that the candidacy is provisional and that cycling stability and fatigue resistance require separate validation. This textual adjustment will be made while preserving the reported kinetic and phase results. revision: partial

Circularity Check

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No circularity: purely experimental analysis with standard models

full rationale

The paper reports DSC measurements of phase behavior and crystallization kinetics in 10OS5, applying the standard Avrami, Augis-Bennett, and isoconversional methods to extract parameters from observed traces. No derivation chain exists that reduces a claimed prediction or result to a fitted input by construction, no self-citations are load-bearing for central claims, and no ansatz or uniqueness theorem is smuggled in. Phase assignments and enthalpy values are direct experimental outputs, rendering the work self-contained against external benchmarks with no self-referential reduction.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on experimental observations interpreted through standard kinetic models; no new physical entities are postulated and the only adjustable elements are the chosen temperature programs and the applicability of the Avrami framework to this system.

free parameters (1)
  • cooling/heating rates
    Specific rates (25-30 K/min for glass, 2 K/min for full Cr2) are selected to produce the reported pathways; these are experimental controls rather than fitted constants.
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption Avrami model and isoconversional methods correctly describe the crystallization kinetics in this liquid crystal
    Invoked when applying the models to extract kinetic parameters from DSC data.
  • domain assumption Melting entropy and dielectric spectra reliably indicate conformational disorder in Cr1 and Cr2
    Used to classify both phases as conformationally disordered crystals.

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