Electro-optical characteristics of a twisted nematic liquid-crystal cell doped with carbon nanotubes in a DC electric field

被引：65

作者：

Chen, HY ^{[1
]}

Lee, W ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Chung Yuan Christian Univ, Dept Phys, Chungli 32023, Taiwan

来源：

OPTICAL REVIEW | 2005年 / 12卷 / 03期

关键词：

liquid crystals; carbon nanotubes; electro-optical properties; ion-charge effect; voltage-transmittance hysteresis; voltage-capacitance hysteresis;

D O I：

10.1007/s10043-005-0223-7

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

Electro-optical effects of twisted nematic (TN) cells of pristine and carbon-nanotube-doped liquid crystal were investigated. In comparison with the characteristics of an undoped TN cell, both the threshold dc voltage and the ion-charge effect are reduced by the addition of either single-walled (SW-) or multi-walled (MW-) carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as a dopant in the TN cell. Experimental evidence indicates that MWCNTs are a superior additive to SWCNTs. (c) 2005 The Optical Society of Japan.

引用

页码：223 / 225

页数：3

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