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Research Article

Dielectric and electro-optical properties of zinc ferrite nanoparticles dispersed nematic liquid crystal 4’-Heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonnitrile

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Pages 1025-1040 | Received 07 Jan 2019, Accepted 02 Dec 2019, Published online: 17 Dec 2019

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