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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Liang-chy Chien, Hudson, OH (US);
Jeoung Yeon Hwang, Dajeon, KR;
Jenny-marie Wong, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Inventors:
Liang-Chy Chien, Hudson, OH (US);
Jeoung Yeon Hwang, Dajeon, KR;
Jenny-Marie Wong, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Assignee:
Kent State University, Kent, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 19/52 (2006.01); C09K 19/06 (2006.01); C09K 19/32 (2006.01); C09K 19/00 (2006.01); C09K 19/08 (2006.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A composition including nanocomposites formed from blue phase liquid crystals that are stabilized with dopants and nanorods such as metallic nanorods and/or carbon nanotubes. Devices including the compositions are disclosed that provide increases temperature ranges as well as reduction in threshold voltage and turn on voltage, in addition to the inherent blue phase liquid crystal properties of sub-millisecond response time in the field induced Kerr effect.