Effects of temperature and electric field on the structure of liquid crystals in the presence of carbon nanotube

Abstract

The results from computer modeling of the behavior of nematic liquid crystals on two-walled carbon nanotubes under the effects of temperature and an electric field are presented. It is found that two-axis states appear when the direction of vectors of electric field intensity and nanotube axis match. The differences between the behavior of polar and nonpolar liquid crystals are demonstrated.Keywords: liquid crystals, structure, effect of electric field and temperature, carbon nanotube.