Tailoring ZnO nanostructures for transparent photodetector applications in hybrid liquid crystals
Tailoring ZnO nanostructures for transparent photodetector applications in hybrid liquid crystals
We report on enhancing the electro-optical response of nematic liquid crystal (6CHBT) by doping with increasing concentration of ZnO nanoparticles. Photosensitive response of this hybrid system is shown through the generation of a photocurrent at 450 nm. The critical role of surfactants to ensure uniform dispersion of nanoparticles in the liquid crystal matrix and their interplay with the charge carrier collection process are also demonstrated. These properties allow these hybrid liquid crystals to be used in the design of photodetectors integrated into liquid crystal displays without compromising its transparency.
Nematic liquid crystals, Photodetector, Photoelectrochemistry, ZnO nanoparticles
Legrain, Claire
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Dhennin, Margot
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Davoisne, Carine
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Brouckaert, Nicolas
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Podoliak, Nina
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Saitzek, Sébastien
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Blach, Jean-François
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14 August 2024
Legrain, Claire
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Dhennin, Margot
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Davoisne, Carine
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Brouckaert, Nicolas
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Podoliak, Nina
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Saitzek, Sébastien
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Blach, Jean-François
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Legrain, Claire, Dhennin, Margot, Davoisne, Carine, Brouckaert, Nicolas, Podoliak, Nina, Kaczmarek, Malgosia, Saitzek, Sébastien and Blach, Jean-François
(2024)
Tailoring ZnO nanostructures for transparent photodetector applications in hybrid liquid crystals.
Journal of Molecular Liquids, 411, [125662].
(doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2024.125662).
Abstract
We report on enhancing the electro-optical response of nematic liquid crystal (6CHBT) by doping with increasing concentration of ZnO nanoparticles. Photosensitive response of this hybrid system is shown through the generation of a photocurrent at 450 nm. The critical role of surfactants to ensure uniform dispersion of nanoparticles in the liquid crystal matrix and their interplay with the charge carrier collection process are also demonstrated. These properties allow these hybrid liquid crystals to be used in the design of photodetectors integrated into liquid crystal displays without compromising its transparency.
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Accepted/In Press date: 29 July 2024
e-pub ahead of print date: 31 July 2024
Published date: 14 August 2024
Keywords:
Nematic liquid crystals, Photodetector, Photoelectrochemistry, ZnO nanoparticles
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Local EPrints ID: 496851
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/496851
ISSN: 0167-7322
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Claire Legrain
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Margot Dhennin
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Carine Davoisne
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Nicolas Brouckaert
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Nina Podoliak
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Sébastien Saitzek
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Jean-François Blach
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