title: Graphene-based liquid crystal device.
abstract: Graphene is only one atom thick, optically transparent, chemically inert, and an excellent conductor. These properties seem to make this material an excellent candidate for applications in various photonic devices that require conducting but transparent thin films. In this letter, we demonstrate liquid crystal devices with electrodes made of graphene that show excellent performance with a high contrast ratio. We also discuss the advantages of graphene compared to conventionally used metal oxides in terms of low resistivity, high transparency and chemical stability.
authors.affiliation: School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Brimicombe
authors.forename: Rahul R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Tim J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Booth
authors.forename: Da
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schedin
authors.forename: Leonid A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ponomarenko
authors.forename: Sergey V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Morozov
authors.forename: Helen F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Gleeson
authors.forename: Ernie W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Andre K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Geim
authors.forename: Kostya S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Novoselov
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D017097:Electric Impedance; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D050866:Liquid Crystals / Q000737:chemistry*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D006108:Graphite