Metallomesogens: A promise or a fact?

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 527-535

  Gimenez R ^a   Lydon, D P ^a   Serrano, J L ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Liquid crystals; Lyotrophic; Metals; Mettalomesogens; Thermotropic

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; POLYMERS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SOLID STATE PHYSICS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

METALLOMESOGENS;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

LIQUID CRYSTAL; METAL;

EID: 0037903256     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0286(03)00009-3     Document Type: Article

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