Mixtures of 4-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl and photosensitive azoxy nematics as hosts for liquid crystal dispersions of carbon nanotubes

• Published in: Functional Materials
• Date: 2017
• Main Authors: Samoilov, A.N., Minenko, S.S., Fedoryako, A.P., Lisetski, L.N., Bidna, T.V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: НТК «Інститут монокристалів» НАН України 2017
• Subjects: Characterization and properties
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/136713
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Mixtures of 4-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl and photosensitive azoxy nematics as hosts for liquid crystal dispersions of carbon nanotubes / A.N. Samoilov, S.S. Minenko, A.P. Fedoryako, L.N. Lisetski, T.V. Bidna // Functional Materials. — 2017. — Т. 24, № 2. — С. 197-202. — Бібліогр.: 30 назв. — англ.

In mixtures of nematic liquid crystals with opposite signs of dielectric anisotropy (4-n-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl (5CB), Δε>>0, and azoxy nematic ZhK440, Δε << 0), anomalous behavior of optical transmission and electrophysical properties was observed at concentrations close to the co...