Light-directing chiral liquid crystal nanostructures: From 1D to 3D

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 3184-3195

  Bisoyi, Hari Krishna ^a   Li, Quan ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84908108402     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar500249k     Document Type: Article

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