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The design and investigation of nanocomposites containing dimeric nematogens and liquid crystal gold nanoparticles with plasmonic properties showing a nematic-nematic phase transition (Nᵤ-Nₓ/Ntb)

Tamba, Maria-Gabriela; Yu, Chih Hao; Tang, Bai Jia; Welch, Christopher; Kohlmeier, Alexandra; Schubert, Christopher P.; Mehl, Georg H.

Authors

Maria-Gabriela Tamba

Chih Hao Yu

Bai Jia Tang

Christopher Welch

Alexandra Kohlmeier

Christopher P. Schubert



Abstract

The construction of liquid crystal compositions consisting of the dimeric liquid crystal, CB_C9_CB (cyanobiphenyl dimer = 1",9"-bis(4-cyanobiphenyl-4'-yl)nonane), and the range of nematic systems is explored. The materials include a laterally functionalized monomer, which was used to construct a phase diagram with CB_C9_CB, as well as one laterally linked dimer liquid crystal material and two liquid crystal gold nanoparticle (LC-Au-NPs) systems. For the Au-NP-LCs, the NP diameters were varied between ~3.3 nm and 10 nm. Stable mixtures that exhibit a nematic-nematic phase transition are reported and were investigated by POM (polarizing optical microscopy), DSC (differential scanning calorimetry) and X-ray diffraction studies.

Citation

Tamba, M., Yu, C. H., Tang, B. J., Welch, C., Kohlmeier, A., Schubert, C. P., & Mehl, G. H. (2014). The design and investigation of nanocomposites containing dimeric nematogens and liquid crystal gold nanoparticles with plasmonic properties showing a nematic-nematic phase transition (Nᵤ-Nₓ/Ntb). Materials, 7(5), 3494-3511. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma7053494

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 17, 2014
Online Publication Date Apr 30, 2014
Publication Date 2014-04
Deposit Date Dec 24, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Materials
Electronic ISSN 1996-1944
Publisher MDPI
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 7
Issue 5
Pages 3494-3511
DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/ma7053494
Keywords Nanocomposite, Liquid crystal, Nematic-nematic, Phase diagram, Dimer, Siloxane, Mixtures, Nanoparticles, Plasmonic, Gold
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/383609
Publisher URL http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/7/5/3494
Additional Information This is an open access article published in Materials, 2014, v.7 issue 5.

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