Monte Carlo simulations of liquid crystals between microstructured substrates
Cheung, David (2008) Monte Carlo simulations of liquid crystals between microstructured substrates. Journal of Chemical Physics, 128 (19). 194902. ISSN 0021-9606 (https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2918737)
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The structure of a model liquid crystalline fluid confined between two microstructured substrates is studied through Monte Carlo simulations. A simple model for a structured substrate, similar in spirit to those used for rough walls of walls with grafted polymers, is introduced. It is found that varying the structure of the substrate, a transition in the alignment of the confined fluid, from parallel to perpendicular, is induced. For particular substrate structures, it is possible to induce tilted alignment in the confined fluid, the tilt angle being temperature dependent.
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Item type: Article ID code: 43697 Dates: DateEvent2008Published22 May 2008Published OnlineSubjects: Science > Chemistry Department: Faculty of Science > Pure and Applied Chemistry Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 02 May 2013 11:35 Last modified: 08 Apr 2024 20:28 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/43697