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Polymeric infrared reflective thin films with ultra-broad bandwidth

Lipei ZhangState Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Department of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China
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Meng WangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China;Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China
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Ling WangDepartment of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, P. R. China
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Deng-ke YangChemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
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Haifeng YuDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China
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Huai YangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China;Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 750-757 | Received 25 Nov 2015, Accepted 11 Jan 2016, Published online: 16 Feb 2016

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