Properties of Liquid Crystal Polymer Films for Electricity-responsive IR Reflective Windows

ZHOU Guan-qing; YUAN Dong; LIU Yan-guo; LIN Xian-yu; ZHOU Guo-fu; LI Nan

doi:10.3788/gzxb20174603.0331002

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