Temperature dependence of light transmittance in polymer dispersed liquid crystals

Journal de Physique III

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1097-1102

  Bloisi, F ^a   Ruocchio, C ^a   Vicari, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; OPACITY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSPARENCY;

NEMATIC ISOTROPIC TRANSITION; OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC SPHERES; POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTALS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0031146273     PISSN: 11554320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/jp3:1997178     Document Type: Article

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