Synthesis and characterization of pyroelectric nanocomposite formed of BaTiO3 nanoparticles and a smectic liquid crystal matrix

Phase Transitions

Volumn 83, Issue 10-11, 2010, Pages 1037-1047

  Meneses Franco, Ariel ^a   Trujillo Rojo, Victor H ^a   Soto Bustamante, Eduardo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

barium titanate nanoparticles; ferroelectric; liquid crystals; pyroelectricity

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TIME; BARIUM TITANATE NANOPARTICLES; FERROELECTRIC; GEL PRECURSORS; LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE; NANO-MATERIALS; PLASTIC COMPOSITES; POLAR PROPERTY; PYROELECTRIC NANOCOMPOSITES; PYROELECTRIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

BARIUM; BARIUM TITANATE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CRYSTALS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; FERROELECTRICITY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; OLEIC ACID; PYROELECTRICITY; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 78649384701     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: 10290338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411594.2010.509617     Document Type: Conference Paper

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