Effects of combining of different flexible spacers in liquid crystal trimers and tetramers on transition properties

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1157-1163

  Itahara, Toshio ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flexible spacers; Liquid crystal tetramers; Liquid crystal trimers; Transition properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956523487     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2010.490307     Document Type: Article

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