Simulation study of the phase behavior of a primitive model for thermotropic liquid crystals: Rodlike molecules with terminal dipoles and flexible tails

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 9092-9104

  Van Duijneveldt, Jeroen S ^a   Gil Villegas, Alejandro ^b   Jackson, George ^c   Allen, Michael P ^d  

^a School of Chemistry   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000282068     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.481520     Document Type: Article

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