Nematic liquid crystals with bent-rod shapes: Mesomorphic thiophenes with lateral dipole moments

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 867-871

  Kishikawa, Keiki ^a   Harris, Michele C ^a   Swager, Timothy M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0001227828     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm980631g     Document Type: Article

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