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SUMMARY:Getting Organized at the Nanoscale with Liquid Crystals - David L.
  Patrick\, Western Washington University
DTSTART:20101028T103000Z
DTEND:20101028T113000Z
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CONTACT:Dr C. P.  Caulfield
DESCRIPTION:When molecules or particles are dissolved in a liquid crystal\
 , they can adopt some of the ordered characteristics as their host.  The s
 ame properties of liquid crystals that make them useful for display applic
 ations – orientational order\, anisostropic surface coupling\, and respo
 nsivity to external stimuli – can therefore also be used to influence th
 e organization of nanoscale building blocks deposited from a liquid crysta
 l solvent.  This talk will present an overview of recent developments in t
 he use of thermotropic liquid crystalline materials to control molecular-s
 cale organization in the deposition of thin films\, with applications to m
 olecular monolayers on graphite\, microcrystalline organic semiconductors\
 , and small particles such as carbon nanotubes.
LOCATION:Open Plan Area\, BP Institute\, Madingley Rise CB3 0EZ
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