Effects of single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the transient current in doped nematic cells in a polarity-reversed field

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5947, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-8

  Chen, Hui Yu ^a   Lee, Wei ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Charge mobility; Liquid crystal; Transient current

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHT POLARIZATION;

CHARGE MOBILITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TRANSIENT CURRENT;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 32144438331     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.620849     Document Type: Conference Paper

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