Planar aligned nanorods and liquid crystal assemblies
AssigneeUniversites Gent
InventorsKristiaan Neyts, Jeroen Beeckman, Mohammad Mohammadimasoudi
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Abstract
A method is described for preparing a nanorods assembly. The method comprises providing a mixture comprising at least a liquid crystal and nanorods and depositing said mixture on the surface of at least substrate. The method further comprises aligning said nanorods with their long axis of the nanorods along a preferred direction on said substrate resulting in a nanorods and liquid crystal assembly, said aligning being performed by applying an external alternating current electrical field.
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A method for preparing a nanorods assembly, the method comprising:
- providing a mixture comprising at least liquid crystal and nanorods;
- depositing said mixture on the surface of at least substrate comprising electrical contacts for applying an electric field,
- aligning and declustering said nanorods with their long axis along a preferred direction on said substrate resulting in a nanorods and liquid crystal assembly, said aligning and declustering being performed by applying an external alternating current electrical field having an electric field strength between 10 V/μm and 50 V/μm and a frequency between 100 Hz and 100 kHz.
Use of liquid crystal molecules in a nanorods assembly for aligning and declustering nanorods in a nanorods assembly under an external alternating current electric field having an electric field strength between 10 V/μm and 50 V/μm and a frequency between 100 Hz and 100 kHz.
A method for preparing a nanorods assembly, the method comprising:
- providing a mixture comprising at least liquid crystal and nanorods;
- depositing said mixture on the surface of at least substrate comprising electrical contacts for applying an electric field,
- aligning and declustering said nanorods with their long axis along a preferred direction on said substrate resulting in a nanorods and liquid crystal assembly, said aligning and declustering being performed by applying an external alternating current electrical field having an electric field strength between 10 V/μm and 50 V/μm and a frequency between 100 Hz and 100 kHz,
- wherein the nanorods have a radius of 1 to 100 nm and a length to radius aspect ratio of 2 to 21.5.
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