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[42] R. Basu, "Utilizing 2D materials in liquid crystal based electro-optic devices: A perspective", Applied Physics Letters 123, 090501 (2023).  

• Invited Article by the Editor
• Editor's Pick
• Kudos by the AIP Publishing Showcase

[41] R. Basu and D. Gess*, "Ion trapping, reduced rotational viscosity, and accelerated electro-optic response characteristics in gold nano-urchin--nematic suspensions", Physical Review E 107, 024705 (2023). 

[40] R. Basu and D. Gess*, "Electro-optic hybrid aligned nematic device utilizing carbon nanotube arrays and two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride nanosheet as alignment substrates", Physical Review E 104, 054702 (2021).

[39] R. Basu, "Graphene as an alignment agent, an electrode, and a source of surface chirality in a smectic-A liquid crystal", Physical Review E 103, 022710 (2021).

[38] R. Basu and L. Atwood*, "Homeotropic liquid crystal device employing vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays as the alignment agent", Physical Review E 102, 022701 (2020).

 

 

[37] R. Basu and L. Atwood*, "Electro-optic liquid crystal device employing two-dimensional WSe₂ as the planar-alignment layers", Optical Materials Express 10, 1405 (2020).

[36] R. Basu, L. Atwood*, G. Sterling*, “Dielectric and electro-optic effects in a nematic liquid crystal doped with h-BN flakes", Crystals 10, 123 (2020).

Invited article: Early Career Stars of the Decade

[35] R. Basu, "Enhancement of effective polar anchoring strength and accelerated electro-optic switching in a two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride/polyimide hybrid liquid crystal device", Applied Optics 58, 6678 (2019). 

[34] R. Basu and L. Atwood*, "Reduced ionic effect and accelerated electro-optic response in a 2D hexagonal boron nitride planar-alignment agent based liquid crystal device", Optical Materials Express 9, 1441 (2019). 

 

[33] R. Basu and L. Atwood*, "Two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride nanosheet as the planar-alignment agent in a liquid crystal-based electro-optic device", Optics Express 27, 282 (2019). 

 

"2D hexagonal-BN serves as a high-transmittance alignment layer in liquid crystal cells": MRS Bulletin News, 5th March 2019.

[32] R. Basu and L. Atwood*, "Characterizations of a Graphene-Polyimide Hybrid Electro-optical Liquid Crystal Device" OSA Continuum 2, 83 (2019).

 

[31] R. Basu and A. Lee*, “Ion trapping by the graphene electrode in a graphene-ITO hybrid liquid crystal cell”; Applied Physics Letters 111, 161905 (2017).

 

Also, read the Press release:"Scientists use transparent graphene electrodes to cleanse ionic impurities in liquid crystal displays (LCDs)": Nano Werk Nanotech Spotlight series, 24th October 2017.

[30] R. Basu, “Enhancement of polar anchoring strength in a graphene-nematic suspension and its effect on nematic electro-optic switching”; Physical Review E 96, 012707 (2017).

[29] R. Basu and S. Shalov*, “Graphene as transmissive electrodes and aligning layers for liquid-crystal-based electro-optic devices”; Physical Review E 96, 012702 (2017). 

Also, read the press release: "Using graphene as transparent electrodes and alignment layers for liquid crystal devices": Nano Werk Nanotech Spotlight series and Graphene Entrepreneur, 11 July 2017.

[28] R. Basu, N. Skaggs*, S. Shalov*, and P. Brereton, “Evidence of nanodiamond-self-assembly in a liquid crystal, and the consequent impacts on the liquid crystal properties”; AIP Advances 7, 075008 (2017).

 

 

[27] R. Basu and A. Garvey*, “Insulator-to-conductor transition in liquid crystal-carbon nanotube nanocomposites”;  Journal of Applied Physics 120, 164309 (2016).

Also, read the press release: "Connecting two electrodes by liquid crystal-guided carbon nanotube wires": Nano Werk Nanotech Spotlight series and Inter Nano,1st November 2016.

[26] R. Basu, D. Kinnamon*, and A. Garvey*, "Graphene and liquid crystal mediated interactions" Liquid Crystals 43, 2375  (2016).

Invited article: 30 years anniversary of the journal. 

[25] R. Basu, D. Kinnamon*, N. Skaggs*, and J. Womack* , "Faster in-plane switching and reduced rotational viscosity characteristics in a graphene-nematic suspension"; Journal of Applied Physics 119, 185107 (2016).

[24] R. Kempaiah, Y. Liu, Z. Nie, and R. Basu, “Giant soft-memory in liquid crystal nanocomposites”; Applied Physics Letters 108, 083105 (2016). 

[23] R. Basu, D. Kinnamon*, and A. Garvey*; “Detection of graphene chirality using achiral liquid crystals”; Journal of Applied Physics 118, 114302 (2015).

[22] R. Basu, D. Kinnamon*, and A. Garvey*; “Nano-electromechanical rotation of graphene and giant enhancement in dielectric anisotropy in a liquid crystal”; Applied Physics Letters 106, 201909 (2015). 

 

Also read the Press Release: "Nano-electromechanical rotation of graphene in a liquid crystal platform": Nano Werk Nanotech Spotlight series, 25th May 2015.

[21] R. Basu, A. Garvey*, and D. Kinnamon*; “Effects of graphene on electro-optic response and ion-transport in a nematic liquid crystal”; Journal of Applied Physics 117, 074301 (2015). 

[20] R. Basu and A. Garvey*, “Effects of ferroelectric nanoparticles on ion transport in a liquid crystal”; Applied Physics Letters 105, 151905 (2014).

Also, read the Press Release: "Cleansing the ionic impurities in LCDs with nanoparticles": Nano Werk Nanotech Spotlight series, 16th October 2014.

[19] R. Basu, “Effects of graphene on electro-optic switching and spontaneous polarization of a ferroelectric liquid crystal”; Applied Physics Letters 105, 112905 (2014).

Also, read the Press Release: "Graphene accelerates the electro-optic response in ferroelectric liquid crystal displays": Nano Werk Nanotech Spotlight series, 18th September 2014.

[18] R. Basu, “Soft memory in a ferroelectric nanoparticle-doped liquid crystal”; Physical Review E 89, 022508 (2014).

Also see the Kaleidoscope PRE, 5th March 2014. 

[17] P. Kalakonda, R. Basu, I. R. Nemitz, C. Rosenblatt, and G. S. Iannacchione, “Studies of nanocomposites of carbon nanotubes and a negative dielectric anisotropy liquid crystal”; The Journal of Chemical Physics 140, 104908 (2014).

[16] R. Basu, “Effect of carbon nanotubes on the field-induced nematic switching”; Applied Physics Letters 103, 241906 (2013).

Also, read the Press Release: "Carbon nanotube-doped liquid crystals result in faster LCDs": Nano Werk Nanotech Spotlight series, 13th December 2013

[15] R. Basu, I. R. Nemitz, Q. Song, R. P. Lemieux, and C. Rosenblatt; “Surface topography and rotational symmetry-breaking”; Physical Review E 86, 011711 (2012).

Before joining the US Naval Academy

[14] R. Basu, C. Rosenblatt, and R. Lemieux; “Chiral induction in thioester and oxoester liquid crystals by dispersed carbon nanotubes”; Liquid Crystals 39, 199 (2012).

 

Featured on the Journal Cover, February 2012 issue.

[13] V. Jayalakshmi, T. Wood, R. Basu, J. Du, T. Blackburn, C. Rosenblatt, C. M. Crudden, and R. Lemieux; “Probing the pore structure of a chiral periodic mesoporous organosilica using liquid crystals”; Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22, 15255 (2012).

[12] R. Basu, K. P. Sigdel and G. S. Iannacchione; “Study of the isotropic to nematic phase transition in carbon nanotube dispersed liquid crystal composites”; in revision, (2012). Available in http://arxiv.org/abs/0905.2779v1 
 
[11] R. Basu, J. Pendery, R. G. Petschek, R.P. Lemieux, and C. Rosenblatt; “Macroscopic torsional strain and induced molecular conformational deracemization”; Physical Review Letters 107, 237804 (2011).

Also, read the Press Release: “Twisting Molecules by Brute Force: A Top-Down Approach”: Science Daily, 14th December 2011.

[10] R. Basu, R. G. Petschek and C. Rosenblatt; “Nematic electroclinic effect in a carbon nanotube doped achiral liquid crystal”, Physical Review E 83, 041707 (2011).

[9] R. Basu, C.-L. Chen, and C. Rosenblatt; “Carbon nanotube-induced macroscopic helical twist in an achiral nematic liquid crystal”, Journal of Applied Physics 109, 083518 (2011). 

[8] R. Basu, K. Boccuzzi, S. Ferjani and C. Rosenblatt; “Carbon nanotube induced chirality in an achiral liquid crystal”; Applied Physics Letters 97, 121908 (2010).

[7] R. Basu and G. S. Iannacchione; “Orientational coupling enhancement in a carbon nanotube dispersed liquid crystal”;  Physical Review E 81, 051705 (2010).

[6] R. Basu and G. S. Iannacchione; “Nematic anchoring on carbon nanotubes”; Applied Physics Letters 95, 173113 (2009).

[5] R. Basu and G. S. Iannacchione; “Dielectric hysteresis, relaxation dynamics, and non-volatile memory effect in carbon nanotube dispersed liquid crystal”; Journal of Applied Physics 106, 124312 (2009).

[4] R. Basu and G. S. Iannacchione; “Evidence for directed self-assembly of quantum dots in a nematic liquid crystal”; Physical Review E – Rapid Communications 80, 010701 (2009).

Also read the Press Release: “Controlled Self-assembly of Quantum-Dots”: The NSF - National Nanomanufacturing Network - Internano.org http://www.internano.org/content/view/234/158/ ; 27th July, 2009.

[3] R. Basu and G. S. Iannacchione; “Carbon nanotube dispersed liquid crystal – a nano electromechanical system”; Applied Physics Letters 93, 183105 (2008).

[2] R. Basu and G. S. Iannacchione; “Dielectric response of multiwall carbon nanotubes as a function of applied ac-electric fields”; Journal of Applied Physics 104, 114107 (2008).

[1] R. Basu and G. S. Iannacchione; “High-resolution dielectric spectroscopy and electric-field dependence of carbon allotropes including multi-wall and single-wall nanotubes”; Applied Physics Letters 92, 052906 (2008).

[6] R. Basu, "Utilizing 2D monolayer WSe2 nanosheets as the planar-alignment agent in an electro-optical liquid crystal device to improve its optical transmiss", U.S. Patent 11,619,847 B2, Granted on 4/4/2023.

[5] R. Basu, D. Kinnamon, C.M. Spillmann, J. Kolacz, J.A. Frantz, J.D. Myers,  "Concurrent utilization of monolayer graphene as the planar-alignment layers and the transparent conductive electrodes in electro-optic liquid crystal devices", U.S. Patent 11,294,253 B2, Granted on 4/5/2022.

[4] R. Basu, D. Kinnamon, C.M. Spillmann, J. Kolacz, J.A. Frantz, J.D. Myers,  "Liquid crystal device employing graphene as the planar-alignment agent and electrode", U.S. Patent 11,131,898 B2, Granted on 9/28/2021.

[3] R. Basu, "Tuning the polar anchoring strength by doping graphene flakes and resulting accelerated electro-optic switching in liquid crystal devices", U.S. Patent 11,106,064 B2, Granted on 8/31/2021.

[2] R. Basu, "Utilizing 2D h-BN nanosheets as the planar-alignment agent in an electro-optical liquid crystal device to improve its optical transmission", U.S. Patent 10,739,650 B1, Granted on 8/11/2020.

[1] R. Basu, D. Kinnamon, C.M. Spillmann, J. Kolacz, J.A. Frantz, J.D. Myers, "Graphene as an alignment layer and electrode for liquid crystal devices", U.S. Patent 10,564,505 B2, Granted on 2/18/2020.

                         

CONFERENCES / PRESENTATIONS / ABSTRACTS PUBLISHED 

 

Conferences:

R. Basu and Lukas Atwood; 'Two-Dimensional Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanosheet as the Planar-Alignment Agent in a Liquid Crystal-Based Electro-Optic Device',  2019 APS March Meeting, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 64, Abstract C30.00011; Boston, MA, March 2019.

R. Basu and Lukas Atwood; 'Reduced ionic effect and accelerated electro-optic response in a 2D hexagonal boron nitride planar-alignment agent-based liquid crystal device',  2019 APS March Meeting, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 64, Abstract B30.00007; Boston, MA, March 2019.

R. Basu; 'Polar anchoring strength enhancement in a graphene-nematic suspension and its effect on the nematic electro-optic switching ',  2018 APS March Meeting, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 63, Abstract: V57.00005; Los Angeles, California, March 2018.

R. Basu and A. Lee; 'Ion trapping by the graphene electrode in a graphene-ITO hybrid liquid crystal cell', 2018 APS March Meeting, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 63, Abstract: Y53.00014; Los Angeles, California, March 2018.

R. Basu; 'Graphene-based liquid crystal cell',  2017 APS March Meeting [Poster], Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 62 (4), Abstract: M1.00177; New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2017.

R. Basu, A. Garvey; 'Insulator-to-conductor transition in liquid crystal-carbon nanotube nanocomposites',  2017 APS March Meeting [Oral], Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 62 (4), Abstract: E3.00006; New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2017.

R. Basu, D. Kinnamon, N. Skaggs, A.Garvey; 'Effects of graphene on in-plane electro-optic switching for a nematic liquid crystal', 2016 APS March Meeting [Oral], Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 61 (1), Abstract: S37.00005; Baltimore, MD, March 2016.

R. Basu, D. Kinnamon, A.Garvey; 'Nano-electromechanical Rotation of Graphene and Giant Enhancement in Dielectric Anisotropy in a Liquid Crystal', 2016 APS March Meeting [Oral], Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 61 (1), Abstract: S37.00002; Baltimore, MD, March 2016.

R. Basu; 'Single-stranded DNA induced chirality and helical twist in achiral liquid crystals', 2015 APS March Meeting [Poster], Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60 (1), Abstract: P1.00003; San Antonio, Texas, March 2015.

R. Basu; 'Effects of graphene on electro-optic switching and spontaneous polarization of a ferroelectric liquid crystal', 2015 APS March Meeting [Oral], Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60 (1), Abstract: L36.00009; San Antonio, Texas, March 2015.

R. Basu; 'Electromechanical memory effect in a ferroelectric nanoparticle-suspended liquid crystal', 2014 APS March Meeting [Oral], Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 59 (1), abstract # B18.00007; Denver, CO, March 2014.

R. Basu; 'Effect of carbon nanotubes on field-induced nematic switching', 2014 APS March Meeting [Poster], Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 59 (1), abstract # P1.00294; Denver, CO, March 2014.

R. Basu; 'Quantum Dots and Nematic Liquid Crystal Mediated Interactions', 2014 APS March Meeting [Poster], Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 59 (1), abstract # P1.00296; Denver, CO, March 2014.

R. Basu, I. R. Nemitz, Q. Song, R. P. Lemieux, and C. Rosenblatt; 'Surface topography and rotational symmetry-breaking', 2013 APS March Meeting [Oral], Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 58 (1), abstract # M28.00010; Baltimore, MD, March 2013.

R. Basu, R. Lemieux, C. Rosenblatt; ‘Chiral induction in thioester and oxoester liquid crystals by dispersed carbon nanotubes’, International Liquid Crystal Conference 2012 [Poster], Abstract-reference code: 5551_0009; Mainz, Germany, August 19-24, 2012.
 
R. Basu, K. A. Boccuzzi, S. Ferjani, C-L Chen, R. G. Petschek, and C. Rosenblatt; ‘Carbon nanotube-induced chirality in an achiral liquid crystal’,  International Liquid Crystal Conference 2012 [Poster], Abstract-reference code: 5551_0010; Mainz, Germany, August 19-24, 2012.
 
R. Basu, I. R. Nemitz, Q. Song, R. P. Lemieux, and C. Rosenblatt; ‘Surface topography and rotational symmetry-breaking’, International Liquid Crystal Conference 2012 [Poster], Abstract-reference code: 5551_0050; Mainz, Germany, August 19-24, 2012.
 
R. Basu, J. Pendery, R. Petschek, R. Lemieux, C. Rosenblatt; ‘Macroscopic torsional strain and induced molecular conformational deracemization’, Soft-matter conference [Poster], University of Colorado; Boulder, CO, May 2012.
 
R. Basu, J. Pendery, R. Petschek, R. Lemieux, C. Rosenblatt; ‘Macroscopic torsional strain and induced molecular conformational deracemization’, 2012 APS March Meeting [Oral], Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 57 (1), abstract # D51.00015; Boston, MA, February 2012.
 
R.Basu, K. Boccuzzi, S. Ferjani, R. Lemieux, R. Petschek, C. Rosenblatt; ‘Carbon nanotube-induced chirality and macroscopic helical twist in achiral liquid crystals’, 2012 APS March Meeting [Poster], Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 57 (1), abstract # C1.00120; Boston, MA, February 2012.
 
R. Basu, K. A. Boccuzzi, S. Ferjani, C-L Chen, R. G. Petschek, R. Leimeux, and C. Rosenblatt; ‘Carbon nanotube-induced chirality and macroscopic helical twist in achiral liquid crystals’, Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals 2011 [Poster], Niagara Falls, CANADA, August 2011.
 
R. Basu, K. A. Boccuzzi, S. Ferjani, C-L Chen, R. G. Petschek, and C. Rosenblatt; ‘Carbon nanotube-induced chirality and macroscopic helical twist in achiral liquid crystals’, Gordon Research Conferences: Liquid Crystals [Poster], South Hadley, MA, June 2011.

 
R. Basu and G. S. Iannacchione; ‘Nematic anchoring on carbon nanotubes’, 2010 APS March Meeting [Oral], Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 55 (1), abstract # Z20.00005; Portland, Oregon, March 2010.
 
R. Basu and G. S. Iannacchione; ‘Nematic anchoring on carbon nanotubes’, 41st New England Complex Fluids Workshop [Oral], Harvard University, Cambridge, December 2009.
 
R. Basu and G. S. Iannacchione; ‘Directed Self-Assembly of Quantum Dots in a Nematic Liquid Crystal’, 39th New England Complex Fluids Workshop [Oral] (Schlumberger-Doll Research Center, Cambridge, MA, June 2009. 
 
R. Basu and G. S. Iannacchione; ‘Carbon nanotube dispersed liquid crystal: a nano-electromechanical system and non-volatile memory effect’, Nanomanufacturing Summit [poster], Boston, MA, May 2009. 
 
R. Basu and G. S. Iannacchione; ‘Carbon nanotube dispersed liquid crystal – a nano electromechanical system and a potential memory storage device’, Gordon Research Conferences: Liquid Crystals [Poster], New London, NH, May 2009.
 
R. Basu and G. S. Iannacchione; ‘Carbon nanotube dispersed liquid crystal – a nano electromechanical system’, 2009 APS March Meeting [Oral], Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 54 (1), abstract # Y27.00001; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 2009.
 
R. Basu and G. S. Iannacchione; ‘Carbon nanotube dispersed liquid crystal – a nano electromechanical system’, 37th New England Complex Fluids Workshop [Oral], Harvard University, Cambridge, December 2008.
 
R. Basu and G. S. Iannacchione; ‘A novel approach to align carbon nanotubes by dispersing in a nematic liquid crystal’, Soft condensed matter summer school [Poster] UMass Amherst, June 2008. 
 
R. Basu and G. S. Iannacchione; ‘Electric Field and Frequency Dependence of the Dielectric Storage, Loss, and Conductivity of Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes’, 2008 APS March Meeting [Oral]; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 53 (1), abstract # P30.001, New Orleans, March 2008.

Contributed Conferences:

R. Kempaiah, Y. Liu, Z. Nie, R. Basu; 'Giant soft-memory in liquid crystal-nanocomposites', 2016 APS March Meeting [Oral], Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 61 (1), Abstract: S42.00010; Baltimore, MD, March 2016.

R. Kempaiah, Y. Liu, Z. Nie, R. Basu; 'Giant Soft-Memory in Nanocomposites of Polymer Functionalized Ferroelectric Nanoparticles and Liquid Crystals'  MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit, Abstract: KK7.01; Boston, Massachusetts, December 2015.

Alfred Garvey, R. Basu; 'Effects of ferroelectric nanoparticles on ion-transport in a liquid crystal', 2015 APS March Meeting [Oral], Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60 (1), abstract # P1.00296; San Antonio, Texas, March 2015.

Daniel Kinnamon, Alfred Garvey, R. Basu; 'Effects of graphene on electro-optic response and ion-transport in a nematic liquid crystal', 2015 APS March Meeting [Oral], Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 60 (1), abstract # L36.00010; San Antonio, Texas, March 2015.

T.-C. Lin, I.R. Nemitz, J.S. Pendery, R. Basu, C.J. McGrath, C.P.J. Schubert, Q. Song, H. Yokoyama, R.P. Lemieux, and C. Rosenblatt; ‘Understanding Macroscopic Torsional Strain-Induced Chiral Induction at the Nanoscale’, 25th International Liquid Crystal Conference, 29 June – 4th July 2014, Dublin.

P. Kalakonda, G.S. Iannacchione, R. Basu, C. Rosenblatt, R.P. Lemieux; ‘Effect of CNTs and Induced Chirality on Smectic- Smectic Liquid Crystal Phase Transitions’, 2012 APS March Meeting [Oral], Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 57 (1), abstract # L44.00008; Boston, MA, February 2012.
 
K. Goda, R. Basu, C.Rosenblatt; ‘Surface induced chirality at the interface between achiral liquid crystals and polyamide with a chiral side chain’, Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals 2011 [Poster] Niagara Falls, CANADA, August 2011.
 
Q. Cui, V. Jayalakshmi, R. Basu , C. Rosenblatt, and R. P. Lemieux; ‘Liquid Crystals with a 2,2’-Spirobindan-1,1’-dione Core’, Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals 2011 [Poster] Niagara Falls, CANADA, August 2011.
 
V. Jayalakshmi, Q. Cui, R. Basu, C. Rosenblatt, and R. Lemieux; ‘Chirality transfer in nematic liquid crystals doped with chiral periodic mesoporous organosilicates’, Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals 2011 [Poster] Niagara Falls, CANADA, August 2011.
 
V. Jayalakshmi, Q. Cui, R. Basu, C. Rosenblatt, and R. Lemieux; ‘Chirality transfer in nematic liquid crystals doped with chiral periodic mesoporous organosilicates’, Gordon Research Conferences: Liquid Crystals [Poster], South Hadley, MA, June  2011.

Recent Invited Talks:

Kent State University (Kent, Ohio, April 2019) Liquid Crystal Institute Seminar Series; 2D Hexagonal Nanomaterials-based Liquid Crystal Devices'.

University of Maryland (College Park, MD, November 2018) MSE Seminar Series; '2D Hexagonal Nanomaterials-based Liquid Crystal Devices'. 

USNA-UMBC Partnership Symposium, Technical session 1, (USNA, March 2017) ‘Hybrid semiconductor-soft matter device as a route to a scalable, self-assembled spin register for optical quantum error correction’.

USNA-UMBC Partnership Symposium, Collaboration # 5, (UMBC, March 2016) ‘Hybrid semiconductor-soft matter device as a route to a scalable, self-assembled spin register for optical quantum error correction’.

Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH, March 2016); 'Graphene and Liquid Crystals Mediated Interactions'.

University of Maryland (College Park, MD, April 2015); 'Nanomaterials in Liquid Crystals Mediated Interactions'.

Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX, March 2012); ‘Nanomaterial-doped Liquid Crystals: Directed Self-assembly, Development of NEMS, and then a Twist’.

The U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD, March 2012); ‘Nanomaterial-doped Liquid Crystals: Directed Self-assembly, Development of NEMS, and then a Twist’.
 
KLA-Tencor Corporation (Milpitas, CA, November 2011); ‘Nanomaterials-doped liquid crystals: directed self-assembly and development of nano-electromechanical system’.
 
Intel Corporation (Hillsboro, PO, September  2011); ‘Directed self-assembly of carbon nanotubes and quantum dots in nematic matrices’.
 
Condensed matter seminar meeting (Case Western Reserve University, June 2010); ‘Nematic anchoring on carbon nanotubes’.
 
Graduate seminar (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, March 2010); ‘Dielectric Studies of Nanostructures and Directed self-assembled Nanomaterials in Nematic Liquid Crystals’.
 
Rheology Focus Presentation-Malvern Instruments Inc. (Westborough, MA, October 2009); ‘Exploiting the rheological properties of liquid crystals for developing novel nano-electromechanical systems’.
 
Nanomanufacturing Summit (Boston, MA, May 2009); ‘Carbon nanotube dispersed liquid crystal: a nano-electromechanical system and non-volatile memory effect’. 

MIDSHIPMAN RESEARCH PROJECTS

Spring 2023

• SP 589: MIDN. Derek Gess, Trident Scholar Project title: Nanostructured surface-based electro-optic liquid crystal devices

Fall 2022

• SP 589: MIDN. Derek Gess, Trident Scholar Project title: Nanostructured surface-based electro-optic liquid crystal devices

        

Spring 2022

• SP 495: MIDN. Derek Gess, Project title: Ion trapping by nanomaterials

Fall 2021

• SP 495: MIDN. Derek Gess, Project title: HAN device using VA-CNT and h-BN

Spring 2021

• SP 486C: MIDN. Derek Gess, Project title: Liquid Crystals and Nanomaterials

Spring 2020

• SP 504: MIDN. Lukas Atwood, Project title: VA-CNT as the liquid crystal homeotropic alignment agent

Fall 2019

• SP 503: MIDN. Lukas Atwood, Project title: Monolayer WSe₂ as the liquid crystal alignment agent

Spring 2019

• SP 496: MIDN. Lukas Atwood, Project title: Monolayer h-BN as the liquid crystal alignment agent

      

Fall 2018

• SP 495: MIDN. Lukas Atwood, Project title: Monolayer h-BN as the liquid crystal alignment agent
• SP 483C: MIDN. George Sterling, Project title: Liquid Crystals and Nanomaterials

     

Spring 2018

• SP 496: MIDN. Andrew Lee, Project title: Ion trapping by graphene electrode in liquid crystal cells
• SP 486C: MIDN. Lukas Atwood, Project title: Liquid Crystals and Nanomaterials
• SP 486C: MIDN. George Sterling, Project title: Liquid Crystals and Nanomaterials

      

Fall 2017

• SP 483C: MIDN. Andrew Lee, Project title: Graphene electrode in liquid crystal cells
• SP 483C: MIDN. Isabel Billinge, Project title: Graphene electrode in liquid crystal cells
• SP 483C: MIDN. Lukas Atwood, Project title: Introduction to Liquid Crystals and Nanomaterials
• SP 483C: MIDN. George Sterling, Project title: Introduction to Liquid Crystals and Nanomaterials

Spring 2017

• SP 496: MIDN. Sam  Shalov, Project title: Graphene-based LC  cells
• SP 482C: MIDN. Andrew Lee, Project title: Introduction to Liquid Crystals and Nanomaterials
• SP 482C: MIDN. Isabel Billinge, Project title: Introduction to Liquid Crystals and Nanomaterials
• SP 482C: MIDN. Jace Erlanson, Project title: Introduction to Liquid Crystals and Nanomaterials

      

Spring 2016

• Bowman Scholar Project (SP 496): MIDN. Daniel  Kinnamon, Project title: Graphene induced faster in-plane switching in liquid crystals
• Bowman Scholar Project (SP 496): MIDN. Alfred Garvey, Project title: Detection of DNA twist using liquid crystal platform
• SP 496: MIDN. Nicole Skaggs, Project title: Nanodiamonds in Liquid Crystals
• SP 486C: MIDN. Alfred Garvey, Project title: Carbon nanotubes in liquid crystals
• SP 486C: MIDN. James Womack, Project title: In-plane switching in liquid crystals
• SP 482C: MIDN. Sam Shalov, Project title: Introduction to Liquid Crystals and Nanomaterials

Fall 2015

• Bowman Scholar Project (SP 495): MIDN. Daniel  Kinnamon, Project title: Graphene induced ordering in liquid crystals
• Bowman Scholar Project (SP 495): MIDN. Alfred Garvey, Project title: Detection of DNA twist using liquid crystal platform
• SP 483C: MIDN. Nicole Skaggs, Project title: Introduction to Liquid Crystals and Nanomaterials

Spring 2015

• SP 496: MIDN. Daniel  Kinnamon, Project: Studying the Electro-optical and Mechanical Properties of Graphene-doped Liquid Crystals 
• SP 484C: MIDN. Alfred Garvey, Project: Liquid Crystals and DNA interactions

       

Fall 2014

• SP 495: MIDN. Alfred Garvey, Project:  Ferroelectric Nanoparticles and Liquid Crystal Mediated Interactions
• SP 481C: MIDN. Daniel  Kinnamon, Project: Introduction to Liquid Crystals and Nanomaterials

Spring 2014

• SP 481C: MIDN. Alfred Garvey, Project: Introduction to Liquid Crystals and Nanomaterials

 

Prof. Basu's interview with The Curiosity Today: "Nanomaterial-based liquid crystal devices show improved efficiency and improved tunability": Physicist Rajratan Basu tells The Curiosity Today.

 

Press release: "2D hexagonal-BN serves as a high-transmittance alignment layer in liquid crystal cells": MRS Bulletin News: Cambridge University Press, 5th March 2019. Reference: Opt. Express 27, 282(2019).

Press release: "Scientists use 2D h-BN nanosheets as the planar-alignment agent in a liquid crystal device to improve its optical transmission": Nano Werk Nanotech Spotlight series, 9th January 2019. Reference: Optics Express 27, 282(2019).

Press release: "Scientists use transparent graphene electrodes to cleanse ionic impurities in liquid crystal displays (LCDs)": Nano Werk Nanotech Spotlight series, 24th October 2017. Reference: Appl. Phys. Lett. 111, 161905 (2017).

Press release: "Scientists use transparent graphene electrodes to cleanse ionic impurities in liquid crystal displays (LCDs)": Nano Werk Nanotech Spotlight series, 24th October 2017. Reference: Appl. Phys. Lett. 111, 161905 (2017).

   

Press release: "Using graphene as transparent electrodes and alignment layers for liquid crystal devices": Nano Werk Nanotech Spotlight series, Graphene Entrepreneur, and National Graphene Association, 11th July 2017. Reference: Phys. Rev. E 96, 012702 (2017).

     

Press release: "Connecting two electrodes by liquid crystal-guided carbon nanotube wires": Nano Werk Nanotech Spotlight series and Inter Nano,1st November 2016. Reference: J. Appl. Phys. Lett. 120, 164309 (2016).

Press release: "Nano-electromechanical rotation of graphene in a liquid crystal platform": Nano Werk Nanotech Spotlight series, 25th May 2015. Reference: Appl. Phys. Lett. 106, 201909 (2015).

 

Our research was featured on aniMore article: "Smartphone Futurology" in the section "Liquid Crystal Additives", 22th January 2015.

 

Press release: “Cleansing the ionic impurities in LCDs with nanoparticles":Nano Werk Nanotech Spotlight series and Engineering Talks Technology Newsroom, 16th October 2014. Reference: Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 151905 (2014).

 

Press release: “Graphene accelerates the electro-optic response in ferroelectric liquid crystal displays": Nano Werk Nanotech Spotlight series, 18th September 2014. Reference: Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 112905 (2014).

Press release: "Soft memory in a ferroelectric nanoparticle-doped liquid crystal": Highlighted inKaleidoscope PRE, 5th March 2014. 

 

Press release: “Ferroelectric nanoparticle-doped liquid crystal - a nonvolatile multi-stable memory function": Nano Werk Nanotech Spotlight series, 19th February 2014. Reference: Phys. Rev. E 89, 022508 (2014).

Press release: “Carbon nanotube-doped liquid crystals result in faster LCDs":Nano Werk Nanotech Spotlight series, 13th December 2013. Reference: Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 241906 (2013).

Press release: “Carbon nanotube-doped liquid crystals :towards faster LCDs": Internano Nanomanufacturing Expert Review, 13th December 2013. Reference: Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 241906 (2013).

Press release: “Twisting Molecules by Brute Force: A Top-Down Approach”: Science Daily, The Wall Street Journal, Science Newsline, 14th December 2011. Reference: Phys Rev Lett 107, 237804 (2011). http://www.sciencedaily.com

Press release: “Controlled Self-assembly of Quantum-Dots”: The NSF - National Nanomanufacturing Network; 27th July,2009. Reference: Phys Rev E 80, 010701, (2009). http://www.internano.org

“Carbon nanotube doped liquid crystal: A nano electromechanicalsystem”: My presentation at the Nanomanufacturing Summit 2009 was highlighted by Internano. http://www.internano.org