<i>In Situ</i> Microscopy of 2-Dimensional Carbon Nanotube Liquid Crystals at Liquid/Liquid Interfaces.

ABSTRACT: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) must be ordered into densely aligned arrays to fully exploit their electronic properties in next-generation integrated circuits. Recent advances have shown that CNTs can accumulate and self-order at liquid-liquid interfaces, from which the CNTs can be transferred onto a substrate to create dense CNT arrays with remarkable electronic characteristics. Here, by leveraging in situ polarized optical microscopy, we investigate the self-assembly of CNTs at organic solvent-water interfaces and answer key questions about CNT assembly structure and formation kinetics. We find that CNTs spontaneously form liquid crystalline (LC) phases at the liquid-liquid interface with a density strongly dependent on the concentration of CNTs in the organic solvent ink. This LC behavi

SUBMITTER: Unzaga JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12530040 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature