Enhancement in ionic conductivity of liquid crystals by graphene/metal-oxide-nanocomposite

Author:

Khodaee M.1,Dalir N.2,Feghhi F.3,Ansari N.3,Mohammadimasoudi M.1,Goudarzi A.1,Nasiri A. Faghih1,Kolahdouz M.1,Mohseni S. M.4

Affiliation:

1. University of Tehran

2. Tarbiat Modares University

3. Alzahra University

4. Shahid Beheshti University

Abstract

AbstractEnhancing the ionic conductivity of liquid crystal (LC) circumvents challenges for application in advanced electronic components. Toward this, using additives made of different nanostructures that could result in functional LCs is suggested. In this paper, various concentrations of graphene (Gr)/metal-oxide (Fe3O4) nanocomposite (GMN) (0.0001-1 w%) were added to E7 nematic LC. We found that the role of anisotropic Gr flakes, their edges as well as surface-decorated-metal-oxide-additives have significant impact on electrical properties of E7. A range of appropriate additives of such a nanocomposite enhances the electrical conductivity of LCs. This effect can be traced through the decrease in the formation of GMN aggregates in the E7 and increase in the electrostatic field at the edges of the Gr sheets. Moreover, the presence of metal-oxide nanoclusters due to the presence of oxygen vacancies and defects facilitates the construction of conductive network for improving the charge transfer pathways and contributes to a stronger interaction of the Gr surface with charged species. These factors can provide Gr layers as dipole moments and lead to signal propagation in the dielectric medium. Our finding conveys a pathway toward significant enhancement of ionic conductivity in the LC family which can be useful for functional applications.

Publisher

Research Square Platform LLC

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