Abstract
In order to discuss the link between the dielectric properties of organic molecular crystals and some of their other electrical properties, the dielectric responses of two aromatic hydrocarbons, p-terphenyl and tetrabenzofulvalene, have been measured. It is shown that the dielectric properties of both p-terphenyl and tetrabenzofulvalene are strongly dependent on the structure of the samples. A peak in the dielectric loss curves due to relaxations of charge carriers among traps has been found in both crystalline and disordered samples. Two kinds of low-frequency dispersion were found in disordered samples, both being dependent on injection of carriers from electrodes. It is shown that there is a link between release of charge carriers from traps and strong dispersion in tetrabenzofulvalene. A simple discussion of some of the experimental results is presented in terms of the many-body theory of dielectric losses in solids.

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