Abstract
Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) nanocrystalline layers were grown on carboxylate-terminated sol-gel films patterned with surface-relief microstructures. The coverage of ZIF-8 nanocrystals was significantly affected by the surface morphology, like the size and interspace of microstructures. Its vertically aligning ability to a typical nematic liquid crystal (LC) E7 was verified and its applications as a hybrid aligned nematic (HAN) LC cell-based voltage-dependent light modulator and a switchable diffraction grating were demonstrated.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 7488-7494 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | RSC Advances |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |