Dynamics of ZnO nanowires immersed in in-plane switching liquid crystal cells

We investigated both numerically and experimentally the dynamics of individual zinc oxide nanowires immersed in an in-plane switching 4-Cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl liquid crystal cell under switching electric fields. Comparing the motion of nanowires captured by a high-speed video camera with the simulated results allows the interaction among nanowires, liquid crystals, and external electric field to be studied. Our results show that in the nematic...