Carbon nanotube dispersion in nematic liquid crystals: An overview

SP Yadav, S Singh - Progress in Materials Science, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of present review article is to present a comprehensive and current overview of
scientific advancement in liquid crystal and carbon nanotube suspension. Particular …

A novel gas sensor using polymer-dispersed liquid crystal doped with carbon nanotubes

YT Lai, JC Kuo, YJ Yang - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2014 - Elsevier
This study presents the development of a novel chemical sensor that uses a sensing film
consisting of a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) doped with carbon nanotubes (CNT) …

Orientational coupling enhancement in a carbon nanotube dispersed liquid crystal

R Basu, GS Iannacchione - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft …, 2010 - APS
We present a detailed study of a dilute suspension of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in a
pentylcyanobiphenyl (5CB) liquid crystal (LC) by probing the dielectric properties as a …

Graphene and liquid crystal mediated interactions

R Basu, D Kinnamon, A Garvey - Liquid Crystals, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The two-dimensional graphene-honeycomb structure can interact with the liquid crystal's
(LC) benzene rings through π–π electron stacking. This LC–graphene interaction gives rise …

Carbon nanotubes blended nematic liquid crystal for display and electro-optical applications

BP Singh, S Sikarwar, KK Pandey, R Manohar… - Electronic …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we investigate a commercial nematic liquid crystal (LC) mixture namely E7
dispersed with small concentrations of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The …

Threshold voltage decrease in a thermotropic nematic liquid crystal doped with graphene oxide flakes

M Mrukiewicz, K Kowiorski, P Perkowski… - Beilstein journal of …, 2019 - beilstein-journals.org
We report a threshold voltage decrease in a nematic liquid crystal compound, 4-cyano-4′-
pentylbiphenyl (5CB), doped with graphene oxide (GO) flakes at a concentration of 0.05–0.3 …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of graphene on electro-optic switching and spontaneous polarization of a ferroelectric liquid crystal

R Basu - Applied Physics Letters, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
A small quantity of graphene flakes was doped in a ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC), and the
field-induced ferroelectric electro-optic switching was found to be significantly faster in the …

Dielectric properties of liquid crystalline composites doped with nano-dimensional fragments of shungite carbon

DN Chausov, АD Kurilov, АV Kazak, АI Smirnova… - Liquid …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC)–cholesteryl tridecylate (X-20) was doped with
nanoparticles of shungite carbon (Sh) to effectively improve some physicochemical …

Effect of carbon nanotubes on the field-induced nematic switching

R Basu - Applied Physics Letters, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
A small quantity of carbon nanotubes (CNT) was doped in a nematic liquid crystal (LC), and
the LC+ CNT hybrid was found to exhibit a faster field-induced nematic switching compared …

Lubrication performance of graphene as lubricant additive in 4-n-pentyl-4′-cyanobiphyl liquid crystal (5CB) for steel/steel contacts

Z Li, C Xu, G Xiao, J Zhang, Z Chen, M Yi - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
The lubrication performance of graphene used as additive in 4-n-pentyl-4′-cyanobiphyl
liquid crystal (5CB) for steel/steel contacts was studied on a ball-on-plate tribotester. The …