Polar electro-optic switching in droplets of an achiral nematic liquid crystal

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1555-1561

  Rudquist, P ^a   Korblova, E ^a   Walba, D M ^a   Shao, R ^a   Clark, N A ^a   Maclennan, J E ^a  

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EID: 0003992602     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026782999203896     Document Type: Article

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