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Shear-Thinning Characteristics of Nematic Liquid Crystals Doped with Nanoparticles

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Title: Shear-Thinning Characteristics of Nematic Liquid Crystals Doped with Nanoparticles
Authors: Kimura, Munehiro Browse this author
Hanafi, Zur Ain Binti Browse this author
Takagi, Tatsuya Browse this author
Sawara, Ryosuke Browse this author
Fujii, Shuji Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Keywords: nematic liquid crystals
nanoparticles
shear-thinning
order parameter
birefringence
Issue Date: Nov-2016
Publisher: MDPI
Journal Title: Crystals
Volume: 6
Issue: 11
Start Page: 145
Publisher DOI: 10.3390/cryst6110145
Abstract: This work investigated changes in the physical properties of nematic liquid crystals (NLCs) upon doping with nanoparticles. Shear viscosity measurements demonstrated the shear-thinning of typical NLCs following the addition of small amounts of nanoparticles at approximately 1 wt. %. However, neither the birefringence nor the dielectric anisotropy was significantly affected at these levels of doping. The shear-thinning appears to result from the locally ordered alignment of the NLCs in the vicinity of the nanoparticles rather than from reductions in the bulk order parameters.
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Type: article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/64488
Appears in Collections:工学院・工学研究院 (Graduate School of Engineering / Faculty of Engineering) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)

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