Evidence of nanodiamond-self-assembly in a liquid crystal, and the consequent impacts on the liquid crystal properties
A small quantity of nanodiamonds (NDs) was dispersed in a nematic liquid crystal (LC), and the NDs were found to exhibit an anisotropic self-assembly along the nematic director. The anisotropic assembly of the NDs in the LC matrix was probed by measuring the dielectric anisotropy, Δε, of the LC+ND s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AIP Publishing LLC
2017-07-01
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| Series: | AIP Advances |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4993455 |