Grand canonical ensemble Monte Carlo simulations of confined 'nematic' Gay-Berne films

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 330, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 46-58

  Gruhn, Thomas ^a   Schoen, Martin ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Confined fluid; Gay Berne potential; Liquid crystal; Monte Carlo simulation; Statistical physics; Surface forces apparatus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011038081     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6090(98)00799-8     Document Type: Article

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