Interaction Nature of Carbon Nanotube Dispersed in Nematic Liquid Crystal

  • Lee, Seung-Hee (School of Advanced Material Engineering, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Young-Hee (Department of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • Published : 2006.08.22

Abstract

Recently, studies on orientation of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) dispersed in nematic liquid crystal (LC) and CNTs effects on electro-optic characteristics of the LC device have been performed. In this paper, we summarize interaction nature between CNT and LC, local distortion of the LC director field by motion of CNTs, and effects on electro-optic performances of LC device.

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