Carbon nanotubes in discotic liquid crystals

Journal of the Indian Institute of Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-112

  Bisoyi, Hari Krishna ^a   Kumar, Sandeep ^a  

^a RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCOTIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; ELECTRON-DEFICIENT; ELECTRON-RICH; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE PHASIS; LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALLINE PHASIS; MATRIX; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

ALIGNMENT; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALS; DISPERSIONS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 77951755643     PISSN: 09704140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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