Physics Research International

Research Article

Length Bidisperse Carbon Nanotubes Dispersions in Thermotropic Liquid Crystals

Figure 2

The ( Φ 3 , Φ 2 ) phase diagram for a length bidisperse CNTs dispersed in nematic phase of the LC for 𝑇 − 𝑇 N I = − 2 . 8 K and 𝛾 1 = 2 0 N / m 2 < 𝛾 1 ( 𝑐 ) . Thick lines indicates phase boundary, while the representative thin lines connects the coexisting pairs ( Φ 2 𝑝 , Φ 2 𝑛 ) and ( Φ 3 𝑝 , Φ 3 𝑛 ). For the explication of the meaning of regions I, II, and III see the main text. The letters N and P denote nematic and paranematic ordering of CNTs, respectively.
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