Liquid crystal-ZnO nanoparticle photovoltaics: Role of nanoparticles in ordering the liquid crystal

摘要

We investigate the role that order plays in the transfer of charges in the ZnO nano-nparticle-octylcyanobiphenyl u00028CBu0003 liquid crystal system, considered for photovoltaic applications.nWe have changed the concentration of ZnO nanoparticles in 8CB from 1.18 to 40 wt %. Our resultsnshow an improvement in the alignment of the liquid crystal with increasing weight percentage ofnZnO nanoparticles, up to a concentration of 30 wt %. In addition, the current generated by thensystem increases by three orders of magnitude. © 2010 American Institute of Physics.nu0004doi:10.1063/1.3511736