Liquid Crystals: Nematic Liquid Crystals Embedded in Cubic Microlattices: Memory Effects and Bistable Pixels (Adv. Funct. Mater. 32/2013). (19th August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Serra, Francesca; Eaton, Shane Michael; Cerbino, Roberto; Buscaglia, Marco; Cerullo, Giulio; Osellame, Roberto; Bellini, Tommaso
• Is Part Of: Advanced functional materials. Volume 23:Number 32(2013)
• Page Start: 4060
• Page End: 4060
• Publication Date: 2013-08-19
• Subjects: Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201370160
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1616-301X

Abstract

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