Effect of ZnO nanoparticles on the SmC*-SmA * phase transition temperature in electroclinic liquid crystals

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Malik, A ^a,b   Choudhary, A ^a   Silotia, P ^b   Biradar, A M ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC STRENGTHS; DISTRIBUTION PARAMETERS; ELECTRO-OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS; ELECTROCLINIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR ARRANGEMENTS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; RELAXATION FREQUENCY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; ROTATIONAL VISCOSITY; SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATIONS; THEORETICAL MODELS; ZNO; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

LIQUID CRYSTALS; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 80053554007     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3642087     Document Type: Article

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