scholarly journals Functional Smart Dispersed Liquid Crystals for Nano- and Biophotonic Applications: Nanoparticles-Assisted Optical Bioimaging

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. V. Kamanina ◽  
S. V. Likhomanova ◽  
Yu. A. Zubtcova ◽  
A. A. Kamanin ◽  
A. Pawlicka
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Solid Substrate ◽  
Holographic Recording ◽  
Self Assembling ◽  
Aligned Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Vertically Aligned ◽  
Crystal Cells ◽  
Modified Functional

Functional nematic liquid crystal structures doped with nano- and bioobjects have been investigated. The self-assembling features and the photorefractive parameters of the structured liquid crystals have been comparatively studied via microscopy and laser techniques. Fullerene, quantum dots, carbon nanotubes, DNA, and erythrocytes have been considered as the effective nano- and biosensitizers of the LC mesophase. The holographic recording technique based on four-wave mixing of the laser beams has been used to investigate the laser-induced change of the refractive index in the nano- and bioobjects-doped liquid crystal cells. The special accent has been given to novel nanostructured relief with vertically aligned carbon nanotubes at the interface: solid substrate-liquid crystal mesophase. It has been shown that this nanostructured relief influences the orienting ability of the liquid crystal molecules with good advantage. As a result, it provokes the orientation of the DNA. The modified functional liquid crystal materials have been proposed as the perspective systems for both the photonics and biology as well as the medical applications.

scholarly journals Hybrid photosensitive structures based on nematic liquid crystals and lithium niobate substrates

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liana Lucchetti ◽  
Victor Reshetnyak
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Lithium Niobate ◽  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Photovoltaic Effect ◽  
Hybrid Structures ◽  
Liquid Crystal Films ◽  
Self Assembling ◽  
Crystal Films ◽  
Crystal Cells

Abstract Liquid crystal cells based on lithium niobate substrates have recently been proposed as good candidates for optofluidic devices and for light-induced controlled generation of defects in liquid crystal films. The peculiarity of these structures lies in the possibility of using the bulk photovoltaic effect of lithium niobate to obtain an optically induced dc field able to affect the molecular liquid crystal director. Reversible fragmentation and self-assembling of liquid crystal droplets driven by the lithium niobate pyroelectric properties have also been reported. We review the basic results obtained so far with the aim of making the point and seeing what else can be done in the framework of the realization of hybrid structures combining lithium niobate with the electro-optical and nonlinear optical properties of liquid crystals.

Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube Triode Using Helicon Plasma Cvd with Electroplated Nico Catalyst

2003 ◽  
Vol 772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masakazu Muroyama ◽  
Kazuto Kimura ◽  
Takao Yagi ◽  
Ichiro Saito
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Metal Catalyst ◽  
Ni Catalyst ◽  
Plasma Cvd ◽  
Helicon Plasma ◽  
Plasma Enhanced Cvd ◽  
Turn On ◽  
Aligned Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Vertically Aligned

AbstractA carbon nanotube triode using Helicon Plasma-enhanced CVD with electroplated NiCo catalyst has been successfully fabricated. Isolated NiCo based metal catalyst was deposited at the bottom of the cathode wells by electroplating methods to control the density of carbon nanotubes and also reduce the activation energy of its growth. Helicon Plasma-enhanced CVD (HPECVD) has been used to deposit nanotubes at 400°C. Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes were then grown selectively on the electroplated Ni catalyst. Field emission measurements were performed with a triode structure. At a cathode to anode gap of 1.1mm, the turn on voltage for the gate was 170V.

Correlation and Comparison Between Thermodynamic Aspects and Cytocompatibility of Cells on Superhydrophobic and Superhydrophilic Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa C.O. Marsi ◽  
Marcus A.F. Corat ◽  
Mirian M. Machado ◽  
Evaldo J. Corat ◽  
Fernanda R. Marciano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Aligned Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Vertically Aligned

scholarly journals Optical Response Associated with the Orientation and Structure of Liquid Crystals with Respect to Phosphatidylcholine Concentration

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 678
Author(s):  
Yuqi Han ◽  
Yan Jiang ◽  
Wei Guo ◽  
Bing Li ◽  
Lu Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Reflectance Spectrum ◽  
Optical Response ◽  
The Self ◽  
Cholesteric Liquid Crystals ◽  
Anchoring Effect ◽  
Self Assembling ◽  
Sensitization Effect ◽  
Structure Of Liquid

Based on the anchoring effect due to the self-assembling behavior of the phospholipid molecules at the interface between the liquid crystal and water phases on the orientation of liquid crystals, the optical response associated with the orientation and structure of liquid crystals with respect to the concentration of 1,2-didodecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine solution has been investigated. The optical response owing to changes in the orientation and structure of the mixed cholesteric liquid crystals with respect to the change in the concentration of phosphatidylcholine has been obtained. Moreover, the feasibility of using as-prepared mixed cholesteric liquid crystals to measure the phosphatidylcholine concentration has been verified. A methodology to measure the reflectance spectrum by using mixed cholesteric liquid crystals to sensitize the phosphatidylcholine concentration has been further realized. The sensitization effect of the mixed cholesteric liquid crystals on the measurement of phosphatidylcholine concentration was also verified.

Efficient lithium storage from modified vertically aligned carbon nanotubes with open-ends

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (84) ◽  
pp. 68875-68880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Young Jung ◽  
Sanghyun Hong ◽  
Ami Yu ◽  
Sung Mi Jung ◽  
Sun Kyoung Jeoung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Lithium Ion Batteries ◽  
Anode Material ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Lithium Storage ◽  
Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Structure And Morphology ◽  
Aligned Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Vertically Aligned ◽  
Controlled Structure

Herein, we report the use of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VA-CNTs) with controlled structure and morphology as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries.

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