Bistable linear electro-optical switching in the B7′ phase of novel bent-core molecules

Soft Matter

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 215-222

  Umadevi, S ^a   Jakli A ^b   Sadashiva, B K ^a  

^a RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33344469328     PISSN: 1744683X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b515933d     Document Type: Article

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