title: Inclusion of gold nanoparticles into a discotic liquid crystalline matrix.
abstract: The thermophysical properties of mixtures of hexanethiolate-capped gold nanoparticles and three types of discotic liquid crystals, investigated using polarizing optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and DC conductivity, indicate inclusion of gold nanoparticles into a matrix of triphenylene-based discotic liquid crystals.
authors.affiliation: Raman Research Institute, C. V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore-560 080, India. skumar@rri.res.in
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lakshminarayanan