Glassy dynamics in mono-, di- and tri-propylene glycol: From the α- to the fast β-relaxation

We present a thorough characterization of the glassy dynamics of three propylene glycols (mono-, di- and trimer) by broadband dielectric spectroscopy. By covering a frequency range of more than 15 decades, we have access to the entire variety of dynamic processes typical for glassy dynamics. These results add three more molecular glass formers to the sparse list of materials for which real broadband spectra, including the region of the fast β-process, are available. Some first analyses of the various observed dynamic processes are provided.