Compatibilization of a photochromic dithienylethene dopant and ferroelectric liquid-crystal host via siloxane nanosegregation

Advanced Materials

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 567-571

  Zhang, Peng ^a   Buncel, Erwin ^a   Lemieux, Robert P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; COOLING; DOPING (ADDITIVES); EXTRACTION; MIXTURES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SOLVENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMAL EFFECTS;

DOPANTS; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUID-CRYSTAL PHASE; PHOTOMODULATION;

OLEFINS;

EID: 16244362760     PISSN: 09359648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200401311     Document Type: Article

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