Mean field analysis of four liquid crystalline odd-even ester dimers

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 729-736

  Centore, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

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EID: 34547426387     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678290701298022     Document Type: Article

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