Evaluation of Versatile CdS Nanomaterials Based Liquid Crystals Switchable Device
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Abstract:
Novel synthesis and properties of versatile CdS nanostructures (e.g., Nano-brush, nano-cube, nanosphere) dispersed liquid crystals application in chemical friendly medium exploring this article. Most recent studies, CdS nano-wire brush with the stacking fault structures were hydrothermally synthesized through a dissolution-recrystallization approach in concentrated ammonia solvent in one step solution, for the first time. Those structures-property relations with respect to ferroelectric hydrogen-bonded liquid-crystalline complex (HBLC; AC + 5BAO) controlled and efficient formation of surface relief nanostructures. A successful attempt has been made to form hydrogen bonding between CdS nanostructures and supramolecular LC with p–n-alkyloxy benzoic acids (n-OBA). The formation of an inter-H-bond is evinced through FTIR study, as well as Gaussian simulation also ensures complete formation of intermolecular hydrogen bond optimized geometry. In contrast, a new sensitive response of smectic G ordering observed in this series is investigated by constructing a phase diagram obtained from two binary mixtures of CdS nanostructures influenced by homogeneous liquid crystals. Temperature-dependent dielectric relaxation, tilt angle, electro-optical switching measurements allow for monitoring very unique and useful behavior in that the polarization of the emission from the semiconductor nanostructures can be controlled by an external bias. It reveals electrically tunable interaction of the composites may allow for engineering of practical electro-optic switchable device.
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