Aligned Layers of Silver Nano-Fibers

Authors

Andrii B. Golovin, CUNY City CollegeFollow
Jeremy Stromer, University of Nebraska, Kearney
Liubov Kreminska, University of Nebraska, Kearney

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1-2012

Abstract

We describe a new dichroic polarizers made by ordering silver nano-fibers to aligned layers. The aligned layers consist of nano-fibers and self-assembled molecular aggregates of lyotropic liquid crystals. Unidirectional alignment of the layers is achieved by means of mechanical shearing. Aligned layers of silver nano-fibers are partially transparent to a linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation. The unidirectional alignment and density of the silver nano-fibers determine degree of polarization of transmitted light. The aligned layers of silver nano-fibers might be used in optics, microwave applications, and organic electronics.

Comments

This article originally appeared in Materials, available at DOI: 10.3390/ma5020239

© 2012 by the authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).