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Materials 2012, 5, 239-247; doi:10.3390/ma5020239 OPEN ACCESS materials ISSN 1996-1944 /journal/materials Article Aligned Layers of Silver Nano-Fibers Andrii B. Golovin 1, Jeremy Stromer 2 and Liubov Kreminska 2,* 1 Department of Electrical Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10031, USA; E-Mail: agolovin@ 2 Department of Physics Physical Science, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE 68847, USA; E-Mail: stromerjd@ * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: kreminskal1@; Tel.: +1-308-865-8144; Fax: +1-308-865-8281. Received: 5 January 2012; in revised form: 23 January 2012 / Accepted: 28 January 2012 / Published: 1 February 2012 Abstract: We describe a new dichroic polarizers made by ordering silver nano-fibers to aligned layers. The aligned layers consist of nano-fibers and self-assembled molecular aggregates of lyotropic liquid crystals. Unidirectional alignment of the layers is achieved by means of mechanical shearing. Aligned layers of silver nano-fibers are partially transparent to a linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation. The unidirectional alignment and density of the silver nano-fibers determine degree of polarization of transmitted light. The aligned layers of silver nano-fibers might be used in optics, microwave applications, and organic electronics. Keywords: metal nano-fibers; lyotropic liquid crystals; aligned layers; dichroic polarizers; dichroic ratio; degree of polarization 1.