scholarly journals Study on Liquid Crystalline Orientation for Carbon Nanotubes

2011 ◽  
Vol 01 (03) ◽  
pp. 77-84
Author(s):  
春蕊 常
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Crystalline Orientation

scholarly journals High-Efficiency Responsive Smart Windows Fabricated by Carbon Nanotubes Modified by Liquid Crystalline Polymers

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 440
Author(s):  
Yuan Deng ◽  
Shi-Qin Li ◽  
Qian Yang ◽  
Zhi-Wang Luo ◽  
He-Lou Xie
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Polymer Brush ◽  
Light Transmittance ◽  
Smart Window ◽  
Vertical Orientation ◽  
Smart Windows ◽  
Conversion Materials

Smart windows can dynamically and adaptively adjust the light transmittance in non-energy or low-energy ways to maintain a comfortable ambient temperature, which are conducive to efficient use of energy. This work proposes a liquid crystal (LC) smart window with highly efficient near-infrared (NIR) response using carbon nanotubes grafted by biphenyl LC polymer brush (CNT-PDB) as the orientation layer. The resultant CNT-PDB polymer brush can provide the vertical orientation of LC molecules to maintain the initial transparency. At the same time, the smart window shows a rapid response to NIR light, which can quickly adjust the light transmittance to prevent sunlight from entering the room. Different from common doping systems, this method avoids the problem of poor compatibility between the LC host and photothermal conversion materials, which is beneficial for improving the durability of the device.

Liquid crystalline orientation of polyfluorenes for polarized electroluminescence devices

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine S. Whitehead ◽  
Martin Grell ◽  
Donal D. C. Bradley ◽  
Markus Jandke ◽  
Peter Strohriegl
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Crystalline Orientation

scholarly journals High Thermal Diffusivity in Thermally Treated Filamentous Virus-Based Assemblies with a Smectic Liquid Crystalline Orientation

Viruses ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshiki Sawada ◽  
Yuta Murata ◽  
Hironori Marubayashi ◽  
Shuichi Nojima ◽  
Junko Morikawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Diffusivity ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Mean Free Path ◽  
Heat Conducting ◽  
Covalent Bonds ◽  
Crystalline Orientation ◽  
Conductive Materials ◽  
Polymeric Chains ◽  
High Thermal Diffusivity ◽  
M13 Phage

Polymers are generally considered thermal insulators because the amorphous arrangement of the polymeric chains reduces the mean free path of heat-conducting phonons. Recent studies reveal that individual chains of polymers with oriented structures could have high thermal conductivity, because such stretched polymeric chains effectively conduct phonons through polymeric covalent bonds. Previously, we have found that the liquid crystalline assembly composed of one of the filamentous viruses, M13 bacteriophages (M13 phages), shows high thermal diffusivity even though the assembly is based on non-covalent bonds. Despite such potential applicability of biopolymeric assemblies as thermal conductive materials, stability against heating has rarely been investigated. Herein, we demonstrate the maintenance of high thermal diffusivity in smectic liquid crystalline-oriented M13 phage-based assemblies after high temperature (150 °C) treatment. The liquid crystalline orientation of the M13 phage assemblies plays an important role in the stability against heating processes. Our results provide insight into the future use of biomolecular assemblies for reliable thermal conductive materials.

Covalent functionalization of carbon nanotubes for ultimate interfacial adhesion to liquid crystalline polymer

Soft Matter ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (19) ◽  
pp. 9505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nanda Gopal Sahoo ◽  
Henry Kuo Feng Cheng ◽  
Hongqian Bao ◽  
Yongzheng Pan ◽  
Lin Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Interfacial Adhesion ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Covalent Functionalization ◽  
Functionalization Of Carbon Nanotubes
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