Cell size dependence of orientational order of uniaxial liquid crystals in flat slit

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 761-773

  Mima, Toshiki ^a   Narumi, Tetsu ^a   Kameoka, Shun ^a   Yasuoka, Kenji ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confined; Liquid crystal; Molecular simulation

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DYNAMICS; KETONES; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POWDERS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

BULK SYSTEMS; CELL SIZES; CLASSICAL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; CONFINED; CREATION AND ANNIHILATION; FIRST ORDERS; GAY-BERNE; ISOTROPIC PHASE; ISOTROPIC-NEMATIC PHASE TRANSITION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; LIQUID CRYSTAL MOLECULES; MOLECULAR SIMULATION; ORDERED STRUCTURES; ORIENTATIONAL ORDERS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 49649093542     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020802256058     Document Type: Article

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