Effects of single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the transient current in doped nematic cells in a polarity-reversed field

Hui Yu Chen, Wei Lee*

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Abstract

Effects of carbon-nanotubes on the transient current induced by a polarity-reversed electric field have been observed in lightly doped nematic liquid-crystal cells at the room temperature. Experimental results indicate that a minute addition of either single-walled or multi-walled carbon nanotubes in the nematic E7 alters the peak current and its time of occurrence for a given applied voltage. It is revealed that the lightly doped cells possess a higher charge mobility in comparison with their pristine counterpart. It is also found that multi-walled carbon nanotubes as a dopant modify the transient-current behavior more substantially than the allotrope single-walled carbon nanotubes do.

Original languageEnglish
Article number59470T
Pages (from-to)1-8
Number of pages8
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume5947
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2005
EventLiquid Crystals: Optics and Applications - Warsaw, Poland
Duration: 30 Aug 20051 Sep 2005

Keywords

  • Carbon nanotubes
  • Charge mobility
  • Liquid crystal
  • Transient current

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