Investigations on an integrated conducting nanoparticle-liquid crystal elastomer layer

Nanotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 41, 2007, Pages

  Chambers, Martin ^a   Zalar, Boštjan ^a   Remškar, Maja ^a   Kovač, Janez ^a   Finkelmann, Heino ^b   Žumer, Slobodan ^a,c  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES;

ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION ANALYSIS; LIQUID CRYSTAL ELASTOMER (LCE); SURFACE EXPANSION RATIO; VOLUME COMPRESSION;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

ELASTOMER; MOLECULAR LAYER; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IMAGING SYSTEM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 34748843938     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/18/41/415706     Document Type: Article

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