Molecular dynamics simulations studies of nanoparticles in an isotropic liquid crystal matrix: Single particle behavior and pairwise interactions

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 124, Issue 16, 2006, Pages

  Tian, Pu ^a   Smith, Grant D ^a   Glaser, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEMATOGEN MATRIX; ORIENTATIONAL ORDERING; SOFT SPHEROCYLINDERS (SSCS); SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES (NPS);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREE ENERGY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 34547236834     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2194534     Document Type: Article

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