Dielectric behaviour of the composite system: Multiwall carbon nanotubes dispersed in ferroelectric liquid crystal

Phase Transitions

Volumn 84, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 850-857

  Shukla, Ravi K ^a   Raina, K K ^a   Hamplova V ^b   Kaspar M ^b   Bubnov, A ^b  

^a THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

ferroelectric liquid crystal; MWCNTs; relaxation behaviour; soft material composites

Indexed keywords

CLEARING TEMPERATURE; DIELECTRIC BEHAVIOUR; DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS; DIELECTRIC STRENGTHS; DISPERSED SYSTEMS; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; LIQUID CRYSTAL MATRIX; MWCNTS; RELAXATION BEHAVIOUR; RELAXATION FREQUENCY; SOFT MATERIAL; THERMOOPTICS;

FERROELECTRICITY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; PERMITTIVITY;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 80052430814     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: 10290338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411594.2011.558300     Document Type: Conference Paper

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