TY - JOUR
AU - Kasch, Nicholas
AB - Liquid Crystals Today, 2014 Vol. 23, No. 4, 92–93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1358314X.2014.929263 NEWS 1. Graphene fabric spun from liquid crystal The layout of the solar cell they examined is the ‘inverted’ one, where the transparent indium–tin- A team based around the University of Wollongong oxide (ITO) layer is the cathode. Inverted polymer in Australia has woven a flexible graphene superca- cells are more stable over time; however, the conduct- pacitor for energy storage by processing the material ing electron energy levels in ITO are too low as from the nematic phase of graphene oxide [1,2]. compared to those of the typical conducting polymer Graphene oxide sheets form a lyotropic nematic materials it is in contact with. An intermediate film phase in an acidic aqueous solution, and the signifi- must be added on top of the ITO to match the cath- cance of this was recognised quickly, since if the ode energy level to that of the conducting polymer, orientational order can be preserved in subsequent and it can consist of a positively charged polymer stages of processing one can make a material of layer. This study then added a zwitterionic (i.e. both aligned graphene sheets. Several groups in the past charges 
TI - Liquid crystals: applications and industry
JF - Liquid Crystals Today
DO - 10.1080/1358314X.2014.929263
DA - 2014-10-02
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/liquid-crystals-applications-and-industry-SmKKLHelGM
SP - 92
EP - 93
VL - 23
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -