Patents Assigned to UNIVERSITES GENT
  • Planar aligned nanorods and liquid crystal assemblies
    Patent number: 10964857
    Abstract: A method is described for preparing a nanorods assembly. The method comprises providing a mixture comprising at least a liquid crystal and nanorods and depositing said mixture on the surface of at least substrate. The method further comprises aligning said nanorods with their long axis of the nanorods along a preferred direction on said substrate resulting in a nanorods and liquid crystal assembly, said aligning being performed by applying an external alternating current electrical field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITES GENT
    Inventors: Kristiaan Neyts, Jeroen Beeckman, Mohammad Mohammadimasoudi