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Invited Article

Structure-property relationships in azobenzene-based twist-bend nematogens

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Pages 2102-2114 | Received 01 Apr 2019, Published online: 06 Sep 2019

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Xiaoxuan Wang, Zhaoxia Li, Haiying Zhao & Shufeng Chen. (2020) New azobenzene liquid crystal with dihydropyrazole heterocycle and photoisomerization studies. Royal Society Open Science 7:7, pages 200474.
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