Discotic liquid crystal-nanoparticle hybrid systems

NPG Asia Materials

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kumar, Sandeep ^a  

^a RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Discotic; Liquid crystals; Nanoparticles; Nanorods; Nanoscience

Indexed keywords

DISCOTIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; DISCOTICS; EXCITING FIELD; ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTING MATERIALS; SEMI-CONDUCTING NANOPARTICLES; SUB FIELDS;

HYBRID SYSTEMS; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; NANOSCIENCE;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 84893821233     PISSN: 18844049     EISSN: 18844057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/am.2013.75     Document Type: Review

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