Predicting nonpolymeric materials structure with real-space self-consistent field theory

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Thompson, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

HERRINGBONE PHASES; NONPOLYMERIC MATERIALS; PLASTIC CRYSTALS; REAL-SPACE SELF-CONSISTENT FIELD THEORY;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 33644529114     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.73.020502     Document Type: Article

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