Isotropic–nematic transition in liquid crystals confined between rough walls

Cheung, David and Schmid, Friederike (2006) Isotropic–nematic transition in liquid crystals confined between rough walls. Chemical Physics Letters, 418 (4-6). pp. 392-396. ISSN 0009-2614 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2005.11.010)

Abstract

The effect of rough walls on the phase behaviour of a confined liquid crystal (LC) fluid is studied using constant pressure Monte Carlo simulations. The LC is modelled as a fluid of soft ellipsoidal molecules and the rough walls are represented as a hard wall with a number of molecules randomly embedded in them. It is found that the isotropic–nematic (IN) transition is shifted to higher pressures for rougher walls.

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  Item type:	Article
  ID code:	43530
  Dates:	Date Event 6 February 2006 Published
  Subjects:	Science > Chemistry
  Department:	Faculty of Science > Pure and Applied Chemistry
  Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
  Date deposited:	22 Apr 2013 12:38
  Last modified:	11 Nov 2024 10:23
  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/43530