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A new main-chain thermotropic liquid-crystalline polymer based on a substituted cyanostilbene: synthesis, thermo-optic observations and linear electro-optic effect measurements

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A new main-chain thermotropic liquid-crystalline polymer based on a substituted cyanostilbene : synthesis, thermo-optic observations and linear electro-optic effect measurements. / Tsibouklis, J.; Richardson, P. H.; Ahmed, A. M.; Richards, R. W.; Feast, W. J.; Martin, S. J.; Bradley, D. D. C.; Warner, Mark.

In: Synthetic Metals, Vol. 61, No. 1-2, 23.11.1993, p. 159-162.

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Tsibouklis, J, Richardson, PH, Ahmed, AM, Richards, RW, Feast, WJ, Martin, SJ, Bradley, DDC & Warner, M 1993, 'A new main-chain thermotropic liquid-crystalline polymer based on a substituted cyanostilbene: synthesis, thermo-optic observations and linear electro-optic effect measurements', Synthetic Metals, vol. 61, no. 1-2, pp. 159-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/0379-6779(93)91216-O

APA

Tsibouklis, J., Richardson, P. H., Ahmed, A. M., Richards, R. W., Feast, W. J., Martin, S. J., Bradley, D. D. C., & Warner, M. (1993). A new main-chain thermotropic liquid-crystalline polymer based on a substituted cyanostilbene: synthesis, thermo-optic observations and linear electro-optic effect measurements. Synthetic Metals, 61(1-2), 159-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/0379-6779(93)91216-O

Vancouver

Tsibouklis J, Richardson PH, Ahmed AM, Richards RW, Feast WJ, Martin SJ et al. A new main-chain thermotropic liquid-crystalline polymer based on a substituted cyanostilbene: synthesis, thermo-optic observations and linear electro-optic effect measurements. Synthetic Metals. 1993 Nov 23;61(1-2):159-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/0379-6779(93)91216-O

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Tsibouklis, J. ; Richardson, P. H. ; Ahmed, A. M. ; Richards, R. W. ; Feast, W. J. ; Martin, S. J. ; Bradley, D. D. C. ; Warner, Mark. / A new main-chain thermotropic liquid-crystalline polymer based on a substituted cyanostilbene : synthesis, thermo-optic observations and linear electro-optic effect measurements. In: Synthetic Metals. 1993 ; Vol. 61, No. 1-2. pp. 159-162.

Bibtex

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