Giant lateral electrostriction in ferroelectric liquid-crystalline elastomers

Nature

Volumn 410, Issue 6827, 2001, Pages 447-450

  Lehmann, W ^a   Skupin, H ^a   Tolksdorf, C ^b   Gebhard, E ^b   Zentel, R ^b   Kruger P ^a   Losche M ^a   Kremer, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; ELASTOMER; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALLINE ELASTOMER; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; FILM; GEOMETRY; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SENSOR; TRANSDUCER; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0035932409     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35068522     Document Type: Article

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