Liquid crystal properties of the n-alkyl-cyanobiphenyl series from atomistic simulations with Ab initio derived force fields

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2130-2137

  Cacelli, Ivo ^a   De Gaetani, Luca ^a   Prampolini, Giacomo ^a   Tani, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

DERIVED FORCE FIELDS; ISOTROPIC PHASES;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 33947414342     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0658061     Document Type: Article

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