Modulating the spontaneous polarization of a ferroelectric liquid crystal via the photoisomerization of a chiral thioindigo dopant: (R, R)-6,6'-bis (1-methylheptyloxy) thioindigo

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 741-749

  Dinescu, Liviu ^a   Lemieux, Robert P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0001001898     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678299608033167     Document Type: Article

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