Effects of silica nanoparticles on electro-optical properties of polymer-stabilized liquid crystals

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 18513-18518

  Hsu, Che Ju ^a   Kuo, Chih Chin ^a   Hsieh, Chia Ding ^a   Huang, Chi Yen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MONOMERS; COPOLYMERS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; SILICA; SUBSTRATES;

ANCHORING ENERGIES; ELECTROOPTICAL PROPERTIES; HIGH PRETILT ANGLE; LIQUID CRYSTALS (LCS); POLYMER STABILIZED LIQUID CRYSTALS; REACTIVE MONOMERS; RELAXATION CONSTANTS; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; POLYMER STABILIZED;

POLYMERS; CYTOLOGY;

EID: 84905380239     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.018513     Document Type: Article

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