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Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 39, Issue 3, 289(2024)

Modulation of smectic liquid crystals superstructures under multiple external fields

Han ZHANG, Longyang WANG#, Bohan ZHU, Zeyu WANG, Yang WEI*, Lingling MA**, and Yanqing LU
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  • College of Engineering and Applied Sciences， Nanjing University， Nanjing 210093， China
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    Han ZHANG, Longyang WANG, Bohan ZHU, Zeyu WANG, Yang WEI, Lingling MA, Yanqing LU. Modulation of smectic liquid crystals superstructures under multiple external fields[J]. Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, 2024, 39(3): 289

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Feb. 3, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 29, 2024

    The Author Email: Yang WEI (yangwei20630@163.com), Lingling MA (malingling@nju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2024-0066

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