Aging and scaling laws in $β$-hydroquinone-clathrate

Abstract

The dielectric permittivity of the orientational glass methanol(x=0.73)-$β$-hydroquinone-clathrate has been studied as function of temperature and waiting time using different temperature-time-protocols. We study aging, rejuvenation and memory effects in the glassy phase and discuss similarities and differences to aging in spin-glasses. We argue that the diluted methanol-clathrate, although conceptually close to its magnetic pendants, takes an intermediate character between a true spin-glass and a pure random field system.