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Effects of carbon nanotubes on physical properties of nematic liquid crystal and liquid crystal devices

  • Seung Hee Lee*
  • , Hee Kyu Lee
  • , Seung Eun Lee
  • , Young Hee Lee
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Merck Advanced Technologies
  • Sungkyunkwan University

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Abstract

Recently, active researches on carbon Nanotube (CNT)-doped liquid crystal (LC) mixtures are progressing. Based on experimental observations, CNTs are known to align parallel to the LC director and experience orientational deformation associated with the LC deformation under an electric field. Theoretical calculation also shows that the LC is strongly anchored on CNT in a way that the LC director is parallel to the CNT long axis. Many experimental results have been reported regarding to CNT effects on electro-optic characteristics of the LC device such as threshold voltage, residual dc and response time, and physical properties of a nematic LC such as rotational viscosity, dielectric anisotropy, elastic constants and clearing temperature, although some are still controversial. In this talk, historical reviews as well as our achievements on CNT-LC mixtures will be discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEmerging Liquid Crystal Technologies II
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Print)081946600X, 9780819466006
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
EventEmerging Liquid Crystal Technologies II - San Jose, CA, United States
Duration: 2007.01.212007.01.24

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6487
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceEmerging Liquid Crystal Technologies II
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose, CA
Period07.01.2107.01.24

Keywords

  • Carbon nanotube
  • In-plane switching
  • Liquid crystal
  • Twisted nematic

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Materials Science
  • Computer Science & Information Systems
  • Mathematics
  • Engineering - Electrical & Electronic
  • Engineering - Petroleum
  • Data Science
  • Physics & Astronomy

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