Original magnetic alignment of a nematic phase containing single-walled nanotubes

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 86-90

  Da Cruz, C ^a   Launois, P ^a   Veber, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Alignment; Carbon Nanotubes; Liquid Crystals; Magnetic Field; Nematic Phase; X ray Diffraction

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; NANOTUBE; RADIATION SCATTERING;

ANISOTROPY; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; COLLOIDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOTION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES, CARBON; NITRILES; PHASE TRANSITION;

EID: 2342667504     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2004.043     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. A. Oberlin, M. Endo, and T. Koyama, J. Cryst. Growth 32, 335 (1976).
2. S. Iijima, Nature 354, 56 (1991).
3. S. Iijima and T. Ichihashi, Nature 363, 603 (1993).
4. D. S. Bethune, C. H. Kiang, M. S. De Vries, G. Gorman, and R. Savoy, Nature 363, 605 (1993).
5. R. Saito, G. Dresselhaus, and M. S. Dresselhaus, Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes, Imperial College Press (1998).
6. M. S. Dresselhaus, G. Dresselhaus, and Ph. Avouris, Eds. Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Structure, Properties and Applications, Springer-Verlag, Berlin (2001).
7. P. Poulin, B. Vigolo, and P. Launois, Carbon 40, 1741 (2002); P. Launois and P. Poulin, in Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, American Scientific Publishers, Stevenson Ranch, CA (2004).
8. P. Poulin, B. Vigolo, and P. Launois, Carbon 40, 1741 (2002); P. Launois and P. Poulin, in Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, American Scientific Publishers, Stevenson Ranch, CA (2004).
9. B. W. Smith, Z. Benes, D. E. Luzzi, J. E. Fischer, D. A. Walters, M. J. Casavant, J. Schmidt, and R. E. Smalley, Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 663 (2000).
10. W. A. De Heer, W. S. Bacsa, A. Chatelain, T. Gerfin, R. Humphrey-Baker, L. Forro, and D. Ugarte, Science 268, 845 (1995).
11. K. Yamamoto, S. Akita, and Y. Nakayama, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 2 35, L917 (1996).
12. L. Jin, C. Bower, and O. Zhou, Appl. Phys. Lett. 73, 1197 (1998).
13. Y. H. Li, C. Xu, B. Wei, X. Zhang, M. Zheng, D. Wu, and P. M. Ajayan, Chem. Mater. 14, 483 (2002).
14. J. Hwang, H. H. Gommans, A. Ugawa, H. Tashiro, R. Haggenmueller, K. I. Winey, J. E. Fischer, D. B. Tanner, and A. G. Rinzler, Phys. Rev. B 62, R13310 (2000).
15. B. Vigolo, A. Pénicaud, C. Coulon, C. Sauder, R. Pailler, C. Journet, P. Bernier, and P. Poulin, Science 290, 1331 (2000).
16. H. H. Gommans, J. W. Alldredge, H. Tashiro, J. Park, J. Magnuson, and A. G. Rinzler, J. Appl. Phys. 88, 2509 (2000).
17. H. W. Zu, C. L. Xu, D. H. Wu, B. Q. Wei, R. Vajtai, and P. M. Ajayan, Science 296, 884 (2002).
18. B. Vigolo, P. Poulin, M. Lucas, P. Launois, and P. Bernier, Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 1210 (2002).
19. M. J. Casavant, D. A. Walters, J. J. Schmidt, and R. E. Smalley, J. Appl. Phys. 93, 2153 (2003).
20. H. Ajiki and T. Ando, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 62, 2470 (1993).
21. J. P. Lu, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 1123 (1995).
22. M. Fujiwara, E. Oki, M. Hamada, Y. Taninoto, I. Mukouda, and Y. Shimomura, J. Phys. Chem. A 105, 4383 (2001).
23. D. A. Walters, M. J. Casavant, X. C. Qin, C. B. Huffman, P. J. Boul, L. M. Ericson, E. H. Haroz, M. J. O'Connell, K. Smith, D. T. Colbert, and R. E. Smalley, Chem. Phys. Lett. 338, 14 (2001).
24. C. Richard, F. Balavoine, P. Schultz, T. W. Thomas, and C. Mioskowski, Science 300, 775 (2003).
25. W. Lee and S. L. Yeh, Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 4488 (2001).
26. M. D. Lynch and D. L. Patrick, NanoLetters 2, 1197 (2002).
27. A. J. Leadbetter, R. M. Richardson, and C. N. Colling, J. Phys. (Paris) 36, C1, 37 (1975).
28. Quantitative analyses of the degrees of alignment are not performed here. Indeed, their main interest would be the comparison between pure 5CB and a nanotube-5CB mixture. Because of their different orientational geometries, this is beyond the scope of this article.
29. P. Launois, A. Marucci, B. Vigolo, P. Bernier, A. Derré, and P. Poulin, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 1, 125 (2000).
30. J. E. Fisher, W. Zhou, J. Vavro, M. C. Llaguno, C. Guthy, R. Haggenmueller, M. J. Casavant, D. E. Walters, and R. E. Smalley, J. Appl. Phys. 93, 2157 (2003).
31. J. S. Foster and J. E. Frommer, Nature 339, 542 (1998).
32. J. K. Spong, H. A. Mizes, L. J. LaComb, Jr., M. M. Dovek, J. E. Frommer, and J. S. Foster, Nature 338, 137 (1989).
33. D. P. E. Smith, J. K. H. Hörber, Ch. Gerber, and G. Binnig, Science 245, 43 (1989).
34. D. P. E. Smith, J. K. H. Hörber, G. Binnig, and H. Nejoh, Nature 344, 641 (1990).
35. W. Mizutani, M. Shigeno, M. Ono, and K. Kajimura, Appl. Phys. Lett. 56, 1974 (1990).
36. H. Nejoh, Appl. Phys. Lett. 57, 2907 (1990).
37. T. J. McMaster, H. Carr, M. J. Miles, P. Cairns, and V. J. Morris, Liq. Cryst. 9, 11 (1991).
38. J. C. Poulain and H. Kagan, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Sér. II 313, 1533 (1991).
39. L. Henrard, A. Loiseau, C. Journet, and P. Bernier, Eur. Phys. J. B 13, 661 (2000).