Effect of carbon nanotubes in ferroelectric liquid crystals

Effect of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) is studied using a combination of Flory-Huggins theory and Landau theory. An appreciable change in polarisation, tilt angle and dielectric susceptibility behaviour in the chiral smectic C phase of the smectic-A to chiral smectic...

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Published inLiquid crystals Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 366 - 371
Main Author Mukherjee, Prabir K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis 19.02.2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Carbon nanotubes
Crystals
Ferroelectric liquid crystal
Ferroelectric materials
Ferroelectricity
Liquid crystals
Nanotechnology
Phase diagrams
phase transition
polarisation
Thermodynamics
Topology
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Summary:Effect of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) is studied using a combination of Flory-Huggins theory and Landau theory. An appreciable change in polarisation, tilt angle and dielectric susceptibility behaviour in the chiral smectic C phase of the smectic-A to chiral smectic-C transition has been observed for CNTs- doped FLC system. We discussed these changes by theoretical calculations followed by plotting and discussing various topologies in the phase diagrams. Theoretical results based on this model show good agreement with experiment.
ISSN:0267-8292
1366-5855
DOI:10.1080/02678292.2021.1970836