Simulation and theory of hybrid aligned liquid crystal films

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

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Teixeira, P I C ^a,b   Barmes, F ^c   Anquetil Deck, C ^c   Cleaver, D J ^c  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUID FILMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLASTIC FILMS;

DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORIES; GAUSSIAN; HOMEOTROPIC; HOMEOTROPIC ANCHORING; HYBRID FILMS; LIQUID-CRYSTAL FILMS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; NANOCONFINEMENT; ONSAGER; ORIENTATIONAL STRUCTURES; PARSONS LEES; PLANAR SUBSTRATES; RESCALING; SMALL PARTICLES; WALL POTENTIALS;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 60749135661     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.79.011709     Document Type: Article

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