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Title: Cadmium selenide quantum dots for the amelioration of the properties of a room temperature discotic liquid crystalline material
Authors: Yadav, Neelam
Kumar, Sandeep
Dhar, Ravindra
Issue Date: Sep-2015
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Citation: RSC Advances, 2015, Vol. 5, P 78823-32
Abstract: The effect of cadmium selenide quantum dots on a room temperature discotic liquid crystalline material has been studied. These composites were characterized using differential scanning calorimetry, polarizing optical microscopy, impedance spectroscopy and small angle X-ray scattering. It was found that the composite with the lowest concentration of quantum dots enhanced the quasi one-dimensional conductivity of the discotic liquid crystal by five orders of magnitude without altering the columnar hexagonal phase. X-ray scattering results reveal that a decrement in the core–core distance is brought about by the intercalation of quantum dots in between the columns of the discotic liquid crystal matrix. Dielectric spectroscopy shows a relaxation mode in the high frequency region of the pure discotic material as well as in the composites
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2289/6386
ISSN: 2046-2069 (Online)
Alternative Location: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5RA17401E
Copyright: 2015 Royal Society of Chemistry
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