Spontaneous three-dimensional nanostructure formation of perfluoroalkyl terminated liquid crystal: A molecular dynamics simulation study

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 121, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 7520-7525

  Yoneya, Makoto ^a   Nishikawa, Etsushi ^a   Yokoyama, Hiroshi ^b  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTROPY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SELF ASSEMBLY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MOLECULAR ORBITALS (MO); NEMATIC PHASE; SMECTIC PHASE; TORSIONAL POTENTIALS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 8344259143     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1786918     Document Type: Article

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