Analysis of effects of oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes on electro-optic polymer/liquid crystal thin film gratings

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 24842-24852

  Shriyan, Sameet K ^a   Fontecchio, Adam K ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERS;

DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; DIFFUSION KINETICS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRO-OPTIC RESPONSE; ELECTRO-OPTICS; HOLOGRAPHIC POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTAL; LIQUID-CRYSTAL DROPLETS; POLYMERIZATION INDUCED PHASE SEPARATIONS; REAL TIME; SHAPE ANISOTROPY; SWITCHING VOLTAGES; WORK FOCUS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 78649697002     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.024842     Document Type: Article

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