Fast switchable nematic emulsions with twisted director

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 79, Issue 27, 2001, Pages 4512-4514

  Di Profio, G ^a   Lanzo, J ^a   Nicoletta, F P ^a   De Filpo, G ^a   Chidichimo, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

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EID: 0035980999     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1428630     Document Type: Article

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