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Size-Dependence and Elasticity of Liquid-Crystalline Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

The size-effects of the liquid crystallinity of multiwall carbon nanotubes is described. It was found that the optical texture, declination density, and elastic distortion of the nematic field varied dramatically with the dimension of the nanotubes. The work sheds light on the effects of dimension and strain elasticity of nanotubes in the formation of liquid crystalline structures, which can apply to other 1D nanostructures. This study impacts the design and processing of new classes highly ordered materials and devices from nanotube suspension. The paper was selected as the best materials research in the 20 anniversary special issue of Advance Materials.