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4 - Discotic LC Dimers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 July 2017

Sandeep Kumar
Affiliation:
Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India
Santanu Kumar Pal
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, India
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Liquid Crystal Dimers , pp. 118 - 184
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