Nematic main chain polymers with head-to-tail structure: Synthesis and enhanced NLO response

Macromolecules

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3519-3531

  Heldmann, C ^a   Warner, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NONLINEAR OPTICS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHROMOPHORES; HEAD TO TAIL STRUCTURE; HYPERPOLARIZABILITY; NEMATIC MAIN CHAIN POLYMERS;

AROMATIC POLYMERS;

EID: 0032474343     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma971693f     Document Type: Article

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