Design and investigation of calamitic liquid crystals with low aspect-ratios: Rigid y-shaped 1,2,4-tris(4-alkoxyphenylethynyl)benzenes

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 45, 2005, Pages 4854-4861

  Hsu, Hsiu Fu ^a   Chen, Hsin Chou ^a   Kuo, Chung Hao ^a   Wang, Bo Cheng ^a   Chiu, Hsien Tai ^b  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BENZENE; CRYSTALLIZATION;

LINEAR SPACERS; MESOMORPHISM; TRIYNYLBENZENES;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 28944450408     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: 13645501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b511530b     Document Type: Article

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