A novel frustrated phase produced by a binary system of non-symmetric dimeric liquid crystals

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 172-174

  Yoshizawa, Atsushi ^a   Yamamoto, Kazuyuki ^a   Dewa, Harutada ^a   Nishiyama, Isa ^b   Yamamoto, Jun ^b   Yokoyama, Hiroshi ^b  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0037323452     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b210582a     Document Type: Article

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