Abstract
This letter studies the unexplored phenomenon of the wetting of liq. crystals inside C nanopipes. C nanopipes are similar to C nanotubes but are open ended with straight walls. Using environmental SEM, the authors obsd. liq. crystal menisci inside the nanopipes. Raman spectroscopy was used to confirm the presence of liq. crystals confined in the nanopipes and verify the phys. interaction between the 2 materials. Observations from reflection polarized optical microscopy expts. suggest the use of liq. crystals inside C nanotubes to develop electrooptic switches.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 043123/1-043123/3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 89 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Keywords
- contact angle 5CB liq crystal confinement carbon nanopipe
- electrooptical switch 5CB liq crystal confinement carbon nanopipe
- nanopipes
- Wetting (of 5CB liq. crystals confined in carbon nanopipes)
- Raman spectra 5CB liq crystal confinement carbon nanopipe
- Electrooptical switches (5CB liq. crystals confined in carbon nanopipes for)
- Raman spectra
- reflection spectra polarized 5CB liq crystal confinement carbon nanopipe
- imaging of 5CB liq. crystals confined in carbon nanopipes)
- polarized
- liq crystal 5CB imaging confinement carbon nanopipe
- Nanotubes (carbon
- Contact angle
- Reflection spectra (imaging
- Imaging
- Liquid crystals (imaging of 5CB liq. crystals confined in carbon nanopipes)