Direct observation of pitch gradient in cholesteric liquid crystal film using fourier transform infrared spectroscopic imaging

Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1625-1627

  Lee, Mongryong ^a   Jang, Hyunseok ^a   Choi, Suk Won ^a   Song, Kigook ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cholesteric liquid crystals (CLCs); FTIR imaging; Pitch gradient; Selective reflection

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249162740     PISSN: 02532964     EISSN: 12295949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2009.30.7.1625     Document Type: Note

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