Morphological control and switchable photoluminescence responses of silica nanoparticles-modified polymer-dispersed liquid crystal composite films

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 119-126

  Kumar, Rishi ^a   Raina, K K ^a  

^a THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

electro optic switching; interface; liquid crystal shutter device; photoluminescence; polymer dispersed liquid crystal composites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921437045     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2014.965765     Document Type: Article

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