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http://hdl.handle.net/2289/6927| Title: | Nanoparticles in discotic liquid crystals |
| Other Titles: | Liquid Crystals with Nano and Microparticles Volume II |
| Authors: | Kumar, Sandeep |
| Keywords: | Discotic liquid crystals (DLCs) |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2016 |
| Publisher: | World Scientific |
| Citation: | Book Chapter 13, From Liquid Crystals with Nano and Microparticles, Ed. By Jan P F Lagerwall and Giusy Scalia World Scientific,pp. 461-496, 2016 |
| Abstract: | The self-assembly of disc-shaped molecules creates discotic liquid crystals (DLCs). These nanomaterials of the sizes ranging from 2-6 nm are emerging as a new class of organic semiconducting materials. The unique geometry of columnar mesophases formed by discotic molecules is of great importance to study the one-dimensional charge and energy migration in organized systems. A number of applications of DLCs, such as, one-dimensional conductor, photoconductor, photovoltaic solar cells, light emitting diodes and gas sensors have been reported. The conductivity along the columns in columnar mesophases has been observed to be several orders of magnitude greater than in perpendicular direction and, therefore, DLCs are described as molecular wires. On the other hand, the fields of nanostructured materials, such as gold nanoparticles, quantum dots, carbon nanotubes and graphene, have received tremendous development in the past decade due to their technological and fundamental interest. Recently the hybridization of DLCs with various metallic and semiconducting nanoparticles has been realized to alter and improve their properties. These nanocomposites are not only of basic science interest but also lead to novel materials for many device applications. This article provides an overview on the development in the field of newly immersed discotic nanoscience. After a brief introduction of DLCs, the article will cover the inclusion of various zero-, one- and two-dimensional nanoparticles in DLCs. Finally, an outlook into the future of this newly emerging intriguing field of discotic nanoscience research will be provided. |
| Description: | Restricted Access |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/6927 |
| ISBN: | 978-981-4619-25-7 978-981-4619-27-1 (ebook) |
| Copyright: | 2018 World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Papers (SCM) |
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