High-efficiency multistable switchable glazing using smectic A liquid crystals

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-306

  Gardiner, D J ^a   Morris, S M ^a   Coles, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bistable; Glazing; Liquid crystal; Multistable; Smart windows; Smectic A

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CRYSTALS; GLAZES; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; WINDOWS;

BISTABLE; GLAZING; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MULTISTABLE; SMART WINDOWS; SMECTIC A;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 58549107989     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.10.023     Document Type: Article

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