Computer simulation study of a two-dimensional nematogenic lattice model based on the Gruhn-Hess interaction potential

Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics

Volumn 302, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 203-210

  Romano, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anchoring; Lattice models; Liquid crystals; Monolayers; Nematics

Indexed keywords

FREE ENERGY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MONOLAYERS;

ANCHORING; ELASTIC FREE ENERGY; HOMEOTROPIC ANCHORING; INTERACTION POTENTIALS; LATTICE MODELS; NEAREST-NEIGHBOUR INTERACTIONS; NEMATICS; ORIENTATIONAL ORDERINGS;

CRYSTAL LATTICES;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; ENERGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MODEL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHYSICS;

EID: 0037163838     PISSN: 03759601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-9601(02)01042-3     Document Type: Article

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