Effects of symmetrically 2,5-disubstituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles on the temperature range of liquid crystalline blue phases: A systematic study

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 354-367

  Wang, Ling ^a   He, Wanli ^a   Wang, Meng ^b   Wei, Meiju ^a   Sun, Jian ^a   Chen, Xingwu ^a   Yang, Huai ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2,5 disubstituted 1,3,4 oxadiazoles; blue phase; molecular parameters; temperature range

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874420776     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2012.749306     Document Type: Article

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