Alignment of liquid crystal/carbon nanotube dispersions for application in unconventional computing
(2015) International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics 2014, ICNAAM 2014 1648.- Abstract
We demonstrate the manipulation of single-walled carbon nanotube/liquid crystal composites using in-plane electric fields. The conductivity of the materials is shown to be dependant on the application of a DC bias across the electrodes. When the materials are subjected to this in-plane field, it is suggested that the liquid crystals orientate, thereby forcing the SWCNTs to follow in alignment. This process occurs over many seconds, since the SWCNTs are significantly larger in size than the liquid crystals. The opportunity for applying this material to unconventional computing problems is suggested.
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- author
- Massey, M. K. ; Volpati, D. LU ; Qaiser, F. ; Kotsialos, A. ; Pearson, C. ; Zeze, D. A. and Petty, M. C.
- publishing date
- 2015-01-01
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- keywords
- carbon nanotubes, Liquid crystal alignment, unconventional computing
- host publication
- Proceedings of the International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics 2014, ICNAAM 2014
- editor
- Simos, Theodore E. ; Simos, Theodore E. ; Tsitouras, Charalambos and Simos, Theodore E.
- volume
- 1648
- article number
- 280009
- publisher
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- conference name
- International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics 2014, ICNAAM 2014
- conference location
- Rhodes, Greece
- conference dates
- 2014-09-22 - 2014-09-28
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84939649091
- ISBN
- 9780735412873
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.4912538
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- 441d10e2-634d-4327-be33-31d6b4046673
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- 2019-05-17 14:31:23
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