The flexoelectric behaviour of a hypertwisted chiral nematic liquid crystal

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 366, Issue , 2001, Pages 725-733

  Noot, C ^a   Coles, M J ^a   Musgrave, B ^a   Perkins, S P ^a   Coles, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bimesogen; Chiral Nematic; Flexoelectric; Hypertwist; Liquid Crystal; Tilt Angle

Indexed keywords

EID: 20844451117     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587250108024013     Document Type: Article

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