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Electric fields line up graphene oxide

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The macroscopic alignment of dilute dispersions of graphene oxide can be controlled, with extremely large optical sensitivity, through the application of weak electric fields.

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Figure 1: Graphene oxide liquid-crystal formation and electric-field switching.

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Kim, J., Kim, S. Electric fields line up graphene oxide. Nature Mater 13, 325–326 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3929

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