A general surface-treatment-free approach to fabrication of alignment layers using a super-aligned carbon nanotube film template

作者：Fu Wei Qi; Wei Yang; Zhu Feng; Liu Liang^*; Jiang Kai Li; Li Qun Qing; Fan Shou Shan

来源：Chinese Physics B, 2010, 19(8): 088104.

• super-aligned carbon nanotube film
• alignment layer
• template

We develop a general approach to the fabrication of films with unidirectional grooves, such as silicon nitride, silicon dioxide and aluminium oxide, in which the surface is not required to be treated. Super-aligned carbon nanotube (SACNT) film may be used as a template and as sacrificial layer, which is subsequently removed by heating in an atmosphere of air. The unidirectional morphology of the SACNT film turns into a desired film, which is found to possess the ability to align liquid crystal molecules. This approach also features high efficiency, low cost and easy scaling-up for mass production.

• 出版日期2010-8
• 单位清华大学