Novel luminescent liquid crystalline polyazomethines. Synthesis and study of thermotropic and photoluminescent properties

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 252-262

  Zabulica, Andrei ^a   Perju, Elena ^a   Bruma, Maria ^a   Marin, Luminita ^a  

^a PETRU PONI INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

Author keywords

light emission; liquid crystal; miscibility; polyazomethines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893025130     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2013.852258     Document Type: Article

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