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Podeu trobar més recursos sobre nanotecnologies a www.nanoyou.eu
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Experiment with liquid crystals - Student laboratory worksheet (age 14-18)
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NANOYOU Teacher Training Kit in Nanotechnologies for students aged 14‐18 (Experiment Module)
STUDENT LABORATORY WORKSHEET EXPERIMENT B:
LIQUID CRYSTALS
Student name:……………………
Date:…………………………………..
AIM: ‐ Understanding of concept of self‐assembly
‐ Understanding that the way a material behaves at the macroscale is affected by its structure at
the nanoscale
‐ Learn about liquid crystals and how they work
‐ Test a real thermotropic liquid crystal and see how its colour changes with temperature
BEFORE YOU FILL IN THIS WORKSHEET:
‐ read the STUDENT BACKGROUND sheet
‐ ask your teachers questions if you have any
MATERIALS:
‐ 4 vials of liquid crystal mixture, each containing a different one
‐ A water bath (hotplate, Pyrex glass water container half filled with water, thermometer)
‐ 1 sheet of clear contact paper
‐ 1 cloth peg
‐ 1 spatula
‐ 1 pair of scissors
‐ 1 sheet black cardboard (A4 size)
‐ 1 foam sheet (A4 size)
‐ Gloves
‐ Protection glasses
‐ Tissue paper
‐ A room thermometer
The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme
(FP7/2007‐2013) under grant agreement no. 233433
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SAFETY NOTE: The chemicals used in this experiment need to be used according to MSDS specifications. Personal
protection must be taken as indicated. As with all chemicals, use precautions. Solids should not be inhaled and contact with
skin, eyes or clothing should be avoided. Wash hands thoroughly after handling. Dispose as indicated. All experiments must
be conducted in the presence of an educator trained for science teaching. All experiments will be carried out at your own
risk. Aarhus University (iNANO) and the entire NANOYOU consortium assume no liability for damage or consequential
losses sustained as a result of the carrying out of the experiments described.
PROCEDURE
1. Prepare four different liquid crystal mixtures
Follow the synthesis procedure as described in the document “synthesis of liquid crystal mixtures” and
prepare four different liquid crystal mixtures according to the table below. Each mixture is expected to
be sensitive to different ranges of temperatures. If not doing the synthesis, get four vials containing the
mixtures from instructor/teacher. Do not inhale content of vials.
Liquid crystal Cholesteryl oleyl Cholesteryl Cholesteryl Temperature
carbonate pelargonate benzoate (°C)
Type 1 0.65 0.25 0.10 17‐23
Type 2 0.45 0.45 0.10 26.5‐30.5
Type 3 0.40 0.50 0.10 32‐35
Type 4 0.30 0.60 0.10 37‐40
2. Prepare four different liquid crystal sheets
Cut out two pieces of transparent contact paper (about 10x10 cm), peel off the back paper and place on
the laboratory bench. With a spatula place some Type 1 liquid crystal on the centre of the sheet. If the
liquid crystal is very cold and has turned into a solid, heat the vial first with a hairdryer (it should be the
consistency of honey). You will need 2‐3 spatulas of material. Place the second piece of contact paper on
top of the first one, so that the two sticky parts attach to each other. As you do so, gently press the
middle area where the liquid crystal is and distribute evenly. You need to create a thin layer of liquid
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(FP7/2007‐2013) under grant agreement no. 233433
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crystal about 4x4 cm. Do not press too hard, otherwise the material will come
out from the edges. Cut the sheet at the end around the edges. Write with a
permanent marker on the corner of the sheet a number corresponding to the
type of liquid crystal (1 for “Type 1” and so on).
Repeat the same procedure for the 4 types of liquid crystals.
Q1. What is the temperature in the room you are
in?………………………………………….
Q2. Can any of the four liquid crystal mixtures you have made be used for sensing the temperature of
your room? If yes, which one?………………………………………….
…………………………………………………..
3. Now test the four different liquid crystal sheets!
Place the four liquid crystal sheets you have just made on an A4 sheet of white paper. Wait few
seconds. What do you see? Now press with your one finger (wearing gloves) against each of the liquid
crystal sheets. Repeat the experiment putting the sheets on an A4 sheet of black cardboard. In order to
compare the different sheets you should keep the finger on each sheet for the same time. Record your
observations on the table in the next page.
White paper Black paper
Sheet 1 (Type 1)
Sheet 2 (Type 2)
Sheet 3 (Type 3)
Sheet 4 (Type 4)
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(FP7/2007‐2013) under grant agreement no. 233433
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Q3. Why do you get a different result if you test the liquid crystal sheets against white paper or black
paper?
…………………………………………………..
Q4. Did all the sheets display some colour? If not, why is that? What can you do to make these sheets
display colour?
……………………………………………………
Now rub your hands and test again each of the sheets. Do you see any difference?
…………………………………………………….
Now turn on the water bath and set it to a water
temperature of 15° C. To be able to see the colour changes,
place an A4 sheet of black cardboard safely behind the
water bath. NB: paper and card should not touch the
hotplate!
Hold the first liquid crystal Sheet 1(type 1) with a clothes peg and immerse it the water bath (see figure
below). Do you see any colour? Now increase the hotplate temperature so that the water reaches 23° C.
Record the colours that you see as the temperature increases:
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Sheet 1 (Type 1)
Temperature (C) Colour Comments
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Q5. At what temperature do you start to see some colour (sheet 1)? Does this correspond to the
predicted temperature (according to table 1)?
……………………………………………………….
Q6. Does the scale of colours that you have recorded in the table above match a wavelength scale?
Why?
………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………….
Q7. When you take out the liquid crystal sheet from the water bath, does it lose its colour immediately?
If not, why do you think this happens?
…………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme
(FP7/2007‐2013) under grant agreement no. 233433
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Q8. Imagine putting Sheet 1 (Type 1) of liquid crystal in a water bath of which you don’t know the
temperature. The sheet turns orange. What temperature is the water bath?
…………………………………………………………………..
Continue the experiment testing the other liquid crystal sheets you have made.
‐ Place Sheet 2 in the water bath you have just used (now at 23° C) and increase the temperature so
that the water gradually reaches 30° C. What happens? Record your observations (use the table below).
Sheet 2 (Type 2)
Temperature (C) Colour Comments
22‐23
23‐24
25
26
27
28
29
30
‐ When the water temperature reaches 30° C, test Sheet 1 (Type 1) again.
Q9. Can Sheet 1 detect temperatures around 30° C? Why?....................................................................
Continue the experiment testing the other liquid crystal sheets you have made.
The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme
(FP7/2007‐2013) under grant agreement no. 233433
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‐ Test Sheet 3 (Type 3): Place Sheet 3 in the water bath you have just used (now at 30° C), increase the
temperature so that the water gradually reaches 35° C. What happens? Record your observations (use
the table below).
Sheet 3 (Type 3)
Temperature (C) Colour Comments
30
31
32
33
34
35
‐ Now test Sheet 4 (Type 4): Increase the temperature of the hotplate so that the water temperature
increases from 35 to 40° C. Record your observations in the table below.
Sheet 4 (Type 4)
Temperature (C) Colour Comments
35
36
37
38
39
40
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Q10. Was the colour sequence that you observed for Sheet 3 and Sheet 4 the same as for Sheet 1?
Why/Why not?
…………………………………………………..
Q11. When you take out the liquid crystal Sheet 3 or Sheet 4 from the water bath, does it behave like
Sheet 1? What is the difference? Why?
…………………………………………………..
Q12. What type of liquid crystal among the four types that you have would you use for checking
whether you have a fever? Why?
…………………………………………………..
3. Making a liquid crystal room thermometer
Now you can make a liquid crystal room thermometer. You
can use the liquid crystal sheets made in the previous part
of the experiment. You can make new ones if necessary.
Safety note: wear gloves as you make the thermometer. Be
careful not to squeeze the liquid crystal sheets so that the
liquid crystal is pressed outside the sheet. If this happens,
clean immediately with paper.
‐ Write on the white foam the word NANO. You will need to
“fill” each letter with one liquid crystal sheet, so make sure
the single letters are large enough (see image).
‐ With a paper cutter, cut the four letters from the foam board.
‐ Attach on the back of each letter one different liquid crystal sheet, following this order:
N – Type 1
A – Type 2
N – Type 3
O – Type 4
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‐ Secure each letter one at a time, using long pieces of clear contact paper. Alternatively you can use
transparent tape. Make sure that the liquid crystal sheets do not overlap inside the letters. The idea is
that each letter should contain only one liquid crystal sheet.
‐ Once you have attached all the liquid crystals sheets, attach the white foam to the black cardboard
(placing the side where the sheets are against the black card).
‐ Now you have a room thermometer!
Q13. Does your room thermometer show any colour? If not, why
not?
…………………………………..
If you don’t get any response from the thermometer try placing it over a working laptop computer…. It
will show what we all know, that they heat up!
‐ You can use your thermometer throughout the year. In summer take it outside under the sun, or you
can place it on the class window.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
CREDIT: This experiment was adapted from the activity “Preparation of
Cholesteryl Ester Liquid Crystals” available at
http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/nanolab/LC_prep/index.htm” and from the “Exploring
materials: Crystal Liquids” activity developed by the NISE network (Creative
Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0). The activity was developed for the NISE Network with funding from the
National Science Foundation under Cooperative Agreement #ESI‐0532536. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions
or recommendations expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of
the Foundation.
The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme
(FP7/2007‐2013) under grant agreement no. 233433
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