Article
Organizing Carbon Nanotubes with Liquid Crystals
Nano Letters
(2002)
Abstract
Single- and multiwalled carbon nanotubes dispersed in nematic liquid crystal (LC) solvents are found to be orientationally ordered by the nematic matrix. Procedures are demonstrated for the preparation of monolayer and multilayer nanotube films with organization controlled using well-established methods of LC alignment, including grooved surfaces, magnetic fields, and patterned electrodes. LC alignment should be possible with other nanometer-sized building blocks, offering a general route for controlled assembly of organized nanomaterials and devices.
Keywords
- Carbon nanotubes,
- Liquid crystal
Disciplines
Publication Date
January 11, 2002
DOI
10.1021/nl025694j
Citation Information
Michael D. Lynch and David L. Patrick. "Organizing Carbon Nanotubes with Liquid Crystals" Nano Letters Vol. 2 Iss. 11 (2002) p. 1197 - 1201 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david_patrick/30/