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Research Article

Orientational order of tetra n-hexylesters of perylene and tetrachloroperylene tetracarboxylic acids in low-molar-mass liquid crystal investigated using absorption and fluorescence methods

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Pages 768-775 | Received 04 Dec 2013, Accepted 27 Jan 2014, Published online: 24 Feb 2014

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