A 106-fold enhancement in the conductivity of a discotic liquid crystal doped with only 1% (w∕w) gold nanoparticles

The presence of 1% (w∕w) of methylbenzene thiol coated gold nanoparticles increases the conductivity of the discotic liquid crystal 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexakis(hexyloxy)triphenylene (HAT6) by about two orders of magnitude in all three phases (crystal, columnar liquid crystal, and isotropic liquid). Howeve...

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description The presence of 1% (w∕w) of methylbenzene thiol coated gold nanoparticles increases the conductivity of the discotic liquid crystal 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexakis(hexyloxy)triphenylene (HAT6) by about two orders of magnitude in all three phases (crystal, columnar liquid crystal, and isotropic liquid). However, when a field (above a certain critical value) is applied to the isotropic phase, the conductivity rapidly increases by another three or four orders of magnitude after which the higher conductivity is maintained regardless of phase, field, or temperature. This increase in conductivity is attributed to the formation of chains of gold nanoparticles. A similar phenomenon is observed for 1% (w∕w) gold nanoparticles in the isotropic phase of hexadecane. However, the liquid crystal/nanoparticle mixture preserves its high conductivity when it is cooled into the crystalline phase whereas that of the hexadecane/nanoparticle mixture is lost. In hexadecane, crystal grain boundaries are expected to form in a random fashion and this disrupts the conductive pathways. However, if HAT6 crystallizes via the homeotropically aligned columnar phase, the grain boundaries form predominantly surface to surface (electrode to electrode) so that the conductive nanoparticle chains are trapped in a stabilizing solid matrix.
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