Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology
Source : Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Volume 8 Issue 4 Pages 1735-1740, 2008
Url : https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/asp/jnn/2008/00000008/00000004/art00016
Campus : Coimbatore
School : School of Physical Sciences
Center : Center for Industrial Research and Innovation (ACIRI)
Year : 2008
Abstract : Fabrication of liquid crystalline (LC) nanomaterials in an aligned pattern along the multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNT) has been reported here. The nanocomposite was prepared by sonicating esterified CNTs and the ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) in chloroform. The nanohybrid shish kebab (NHSK) like pattern was observed in SEM analysis. The nanocomposite materials were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), polarizing optical microscopy and electron microscopy. The DC and AC electrical properties of the composite materials were investigated. The DC conductivity of the nanocomposite increased by 2 order from the FLC materials and AC relaxation has been observed, in the nanocomposite, which was totally absent in the FLC materials.
Cite this Research Publication : Sudarshan Kundu, Sudip K Batabyal, Prasenjit Nayek, Subir K Roy, "Hierarchical assembly of carbon nanotubes-liquid crystal nanocomposite", Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Volume 8 Issue 4 Pages 1735-1740, 2008