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Invited Article

Ferroelectric liquid crystals with axially chiral 2,2′-spirobiindan-1,1′-dione cores

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Pages 1609-1618 | Received 20 Sep 2012, Accepted 05 Nov 2012, Published online: 28 Nov 2012

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