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ZnO Nanorod Liquid Crystal. Properties of liquid crystal Alignment Actuation by E-field Optical anistropy. ZnO nanorod optical shutter. ZnO Nanorod Liquid Crystal. Key point: p olymer functionalization (Hydroxyl-terminated) Surface modification for high conc.
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ZnONanorod Liquid Crystal Properties of liquid crystal Alignment Actuation by E-field Optical anistropy ZnOnanorod optical shutter
ZnONanorod Liquid Crystal Key point: polymer functionalization (Hydroxyl-terminated) Surface modification for high conc. Complex BCP synthesis was required Surface sol-gel Polymer adsorption (with hydroxyl)
ZnONanorod Liquid Crystal Experiment 1st step: nanorod synthesis ~100nm nanosize is required Recipe: 0.005M Zn(Ac)2·2H2O in 10mL methanol 5mL Me4NOH (25% w/w H2O) 15mL Me4NOH (25% w/w methanol) Heating at 75°C for 24h in autoclave Solution 1 Solution 2 Schedule: 2011.4.15 (Fri)~