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Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 37, Issue 12, 1507(2022)

Recent progress in oblique heliconical cholesteric liquid crystal materials

Xiang-hui TIAN, Hao SUN, Shuang-shuang ZENG, Hai-yi LIN, and Jin-bao GUO*
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  • College of Materials Science and Engineering，Beijing University of Chemical Technology，Beijing 100029，China
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    Xiang-hui TIAN, Hao SUN, Shuang-shuang ZENG, Hai-yi LIN, Jin-bao GUO. Recent progress in oblique heliconical cholesteric liquid crystal materials[J]. Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, 2022, 37(12): 1507

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jul. 22, 2022

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    Published Online: Nov. 30, 2022

    The Author Email: Jin-bao GUO (guojb@mail.buct.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2022-0249

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