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Pen‐writable nanocarbon arrays fabricated using liquid‐crystalline materials for potential use in displays
Author(s) -
Sousa Matthew E.,
Chan Christopher,
Gao Yuming,
Cloutier Sylvain,
Jian Kengqing Q.,
Weissman Bevan S.,
Crawford Gregory P.,
Hurt Robert,
Yang Nancy
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of the society for information display
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1938-3657
pISSN - 1071-0922
DOI - 10.1889/1.2080510
Subject(s) - citation , computer science , information retrieval , art history , world wide web , art
— We have fabricated carbon nanotubes and nanofibers using liquid‐crystalline materials. By using these materials, the orientation of graphene layers can be manipulated using surface‐anchoring techniques common to liquid‐crystal displays. The bulk material properties of the graphene can be controlled by the spatial arrangement of the layers due to their anisotropic nature. We have also demonstrated a method to pattern arrays of these nanoforms using an automated printing technique.