JOURNAL ARTICLE

Free-standing mesoporous silica films with tunable chiral nematic structures

Kevin E. ShopsowitzQi HaoWadood Y. HamadMark J. MacLachlan

Year: 2010 Journal:   Nature Vol: 468 (7322)Pages: 422-425   Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Keywords:
Iridescence Chirality (physics) Materials science Nanotechnology Mesoporous material Cellulose Biomimetics Structural coloration Liquid crystal Biomolecule Chitin Chemical engineering Photonic crystal Optoelectronics Chemistry Chiral symmetry Organic chemistry Optics Catalysis

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Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry
Photonic Crystals and Applications
Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
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