title: Alignment of liquid crystals doped with nickel nanoparticles containing different morphologies.
abstract: Uniform homeotropic and homogeneous alignment of liquid crystals (LCs) is facilely achieved by dispersing Ni nanoparticles (Ni NPs) into the LCs. The alignment mode depends on the morphology of the Ni NPs. The mechanism of NP-induced LC alignment is elucidated clearly, indicating that the perfect orientation arises from the adsorption of Ni NPs on the substrate.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Environment Science, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China.
authors.forename: Dongyu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Xiaopeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Huai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization; D050866:Liquid Crystals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / Q000379:methods; D008956:Models, Chemical; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D009532:Nickel