Superior electro-optic properties of liquid crystal system using cobalt oxide nanoparticle dispersion

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 632-638

  Chung, Hyung Koo ^a   Park, Hong Gyu ^a   Ha, Yong Seok ^a   Han, Jeong Min ^b   Lee, Jin Woo ^c   Seo, Dae Shik ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Seoil University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Electronic Technology Institute (KETI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

cobalt oxide; electro optical properties; hysteresis; liquid crystal; nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878774323     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2013.773092     Document Type: Article

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