Carbon nanotube doped liquid crystal OCB cells: Physical and electro-optical properties

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 12777-12785

  Lu, Shin Ying ^a   Chien, Liang Chy ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; NANOTUBES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); YARN;

ALIGNMENT LAYERS; ANCHORING ENERGIES; ELECTROOPTICAL PROPERTIES; LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIALS; LIQUID CRYSTALS (LCS); OPTICAL-CONTROLLED;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; LIQUID CRYSTAL; OPTICS; RADIATION SCATTERING; REFRACTOMETRY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIREFRINGENCE; ELECTRONICS; LIGHT; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NANOTUBES, CARBON; OPTICS; REFRACTOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 50049099884     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.012777     Document Type: Article

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