Photosensitive polyoxometalate-induced formation of thermotropic liquid crystal nanomaterial and its photovoltaic effect

RSC Advances

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 8194-8198

  Li, Jian Sheng ^a   Sang, Xiao Jing ^a   Chen, Wei Lin ^a   Zhong, Rong Lin ^a   Lu, Ying ^a   Zhang, Lan Cui ^b   Su, Zhong Min ^a   Wang, En Bo ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LIAONING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; LIGHT SENSITIVE MATERIALS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OXIDES; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIALS; NANOMATERIAL; OPTICAL ILLUMINATION; P-TYPE; POLYOXOMETALATES; SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGE SPECTROSCOPY; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 84962469701     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20462069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c4ra13005g     Document Type: Article

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