[PDF] Top 20 Computer simulation studies of liquid crystals

... Via suitable parametrisation of our potential, we have performed molecular dynamics simulations studies which show that in addition to isotropic and crystal phases, discotic nematic and [r] ... See full document

... Ltd., LCR meter model. In this study the cells filled with samples were placed in an Instec hot and cold stage (HCS 302) being equipped with microscope (Olympus BX50) and DP10 camera setup. The temperature was monitored ... See full document

... covalent crystals (Pauling, 1960), systems o f atomic and ionic radii (see Urusov, 1987), concept of close packing (Belov, 1947); the notion of the valence electron concentration for metals and alloys ...covalent ... See full document

... recent studies, eg (McDonald & Hanna 2004, Cheung et ...for liquid-state simulation (eg Amber), both with and without various electrostatic ...comparative studies from being ... See full document

... the liquid crystalline phases by the ...these studies the alterations to the surface potential were restricted to the well-depth anisotropy term, whereas the shape function of the potential was always that ... See full document

... the liquid-vapour interface of the simple Lennard-Jones model, dating back some 20 years ...central liquid slab flanked by two vapour regions, or a liquid region abutting a homogeneous wall on one ... See full document

... far, studies have been focused on the defect structures, and interactions, produced by col- loidal particles with the same kind of boundary conditions on their surfaces, such as the defect- bonded chain generated ... See full document

... Nematic liquid crystals are fluids of anisotropic particles, which are aligned preferentially along one direction. 1,2 Their orientation is characterized by a director n of unit length, with physically ... See full document

... Brochard, Pieranski and Guyon [14, 25] performed combined theoretical and experimental studies of small distortions in nematic cells due to changes in mag­ netic field strengths around the critical value Hc. ... See full document

... namics packages lammps [123] and gbmoldd [124]. Both these molecular dynamics packages can be run in parallel using domain decomposition and parallel message passing. To simulate one million Gay-Berne molecules, one can ... See full document

... particles, computer simulations were used long ago to relate Frank elastic constants to molecular shape [Allen and Frenkel, 1988, 1990; Tjipto- Margo et ...Dynamics simulation have also been performed for ... See full document

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... microscopy technique in which an image is obtained by scanning a sample with a focused beam of electrons. The electrons interact with the electrons in the sample and produce a variety of signals that can be detected and ... See full document

... Statistical parameters defined by analysis of the textures as a function of temperature is successful in identifying/detecting the liquid crystals phase transitions between the solid to nematic and nematic ... See full document

... Flexoelectricity refers to the linear coupling of strain gradient and electric polarization. Early studies of this subject mostly look at liquid crystals and biomembranes. Recently, the advent of ... See full document

... some studies that allow for variable order parameters and there­ fore a more accurate description of the defects in the ...aforementioned studies ignored flow effects in their ... See full document

... Smectic liquid crystals are layered structures that have a well defined interlayer ...C liquid crystal phase, although it should be mentioned that other smectic phases have also been classified; see de ... See full document

... the liquid crystal the alignment with the magnetic field means that this will be an acceptable ...the liquid crystal? No analysis of this question will be considered in this paper, and it remains an ... See full document

... Although all amphiphillics exhibit interesting physical properties the lipids are of particular interest to us here because : 1 they play a major role in the architecture of biological m[r] ... See full document

... self-assembled liquid crystalline structure, transverse-lying p-conjugated rod-like molecules form pentagonal channels, encircling larger octagonal channels, a structural motif also found in some ... See full document