Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty Publications Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shukla, Garima; Rastogi, Ayushi; S, Supriya; Hegde, Gurumurthy; Manohar, Rajiv Title A name given to the resource Photoaligned nematic liquid crystals doped with palladium-immobilised carbon nanospheres for advanced low-voltage display and energy storage devices Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2026 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Materials Chemistry C;Volume;14;Issue;16;pp.6743-6755 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1039/d5tc04092b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1039/d5tc04092b</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105031524121?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105031524121?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Shukla G., Liquid Crystal Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, 226007, India; Rastogi A., Liquid Crystal Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, 226007, India, Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 562110, India; S S., Department of Chemistry, B. M. S. College of Engineering, Bull Temple Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560019, India, Centre for Nanomaterials &amp; Displays, B. M. S. College of Engineering, Bull temple Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560019, India; Hegde G., Department of Chemistry, Christ University, Hosur Road, Bengaluru, 560029, India, Adindistech Private Limited, Manpho Pavillion Building, Bilekahalli, Bengaluru, 560076, India; Manohar R., Liquid Crystal Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, 226007, India Description An account of the resource This study presents a nematic liquid crystal (NLC), D30-17, doped with palladium-immobilised carbon nanospheres (CNS) Pd/ON10 at two different concentrations. The composites were prepared with 0.1 and 0.4 wt/wt% dopant concentrations and are referred to as Mix 1 and Mix 2, respectively. The palladium-immobilized carbon nanospheres were employed because they function as advanced materials for catalysis and energy applications owing to the catalytic properties of palladium. The sample holder used in this experiment consisted of photo-aligned cells coated with a photosensitive alignment layer, Cibacron brilliant yellow (CBY). The textural studies revealed improved alignment in the doped mixtures. The frequency- and temperature-dependent dielectric behaviour was analysed for the pure and doped systems in both the planar (at 0 V) and homeotropic (at 12 V) states. Dielectric studies showed that the relative permittivity, dielectric loss, and conductivity of the doped material increased with increasing dopant concentration compared with that of pure NLC. Compared with the pure NLC and Mix 2, Mix 1 exhibited greater dielectric anisotropy, leading to a lower threshold voltage. A reversal in the dielectric anisotropy was also observed, which was attributed to the bistable inversion in the CBY alignment layer of the photo-aligned cells. Optical studies indicated that there was no significant shift in wavelength with respect to the dopant concentration. These composites are expected to find applications in liquid-crystal-based electronic and photonic devices. This journal is The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2026 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Royal Society of Chemistry Relation A related resource ISSN: 20507526; CODEN: JMCCC Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online