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Title: Metal Nanoparticle Dispersion, Alignment, and Assembly in Nematic Liquid Crystals for Applications in Switchable Plasmonic Color Filters and E-Polarizers

Journal Article · · ACS Nano
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/nn5074644· OSTI ID:1220731

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Contributing Organization:
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado; Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
OSTI ID:
1220731
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5900-64067; MainId:12448; UUID:1156724b-cfd7-e411-b769-d89d67132a6d; MainAdminID:928
Journal Information:
ACS Nano, Vol. 9, Issue 3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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