Flexible bistable cholesteric reflective displays

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-37

  Yang, Deng Ke ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bistable; Cholesteric; Dispersion; E book; Encapsulated; Flexible; Liquid crystal display; Reflective

Indexed keywords

BISTABLE; CHOLESTERIC; E-BOOK; ENCAPSULATED; FLEXIBLE; REFLECTIVE;

DISPERSION (WAVES); LIGHT REFLECTION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS;

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33244470432     PISSN: 1551319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JDT.2005.861595     Document Type: Article

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