New symmetric azomethinic dimer: The influence of structural heterogeneity on the liquid crystalline behaviour

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 433-440

  Marin, Luminita ^a   Zabulica, Andrei ^a   Sava, Mitica ^a  

^a PETRU PONI INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Azomethine; Liquid crystal dimer; Plastic mesophase; Structural heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955889500     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2010.550326     Document Type: Article

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