Broadband reflective cholesteric liquid crystalline gels: Volume distribution of reflection properties and polymer network in relation with the geometry of the cell photopolymerization

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1009-1018

  Relaix, Sabrina ^a   Bourgerette, Christian ^a   Mitov, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

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EID: 35048869530     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678290701602876     Document Type: Article

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