Structural properties of hockey stick-shaped particles in two dimensions Article

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abstract

• Phase transitions and structural properties of the two-dimensional systems of hockey stick-shaped molecules have been examined by means of Monte Carlo simulations and the Onsager-theory. The hockey stick-shaped particles are modeled as hard bent-core needles. Isotropic-nematic and nematic-smectic antiferroelectric structural changes are observed. Spontaneously bended nematic structures are also found for such molecular shapes where the lengths of the segments are similar. The agreement between Monte Carlo and Onsager results is satisfactory. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.

authors

• Gurin P.
• Martínez González José Adrián
• Quintana-H J.
• Varga S.

publication date

• 2013-01-01

funding provided via

• European Commission, EC  Grant

published in

• Journal of Molecular Liquids  Journal

Research

keywords

• Bended nematics; Liquid crystals; Monte Carlo simulations; Onsager theory Anti ferroelectrics; Molecular shapes; Nematic structures; Nematics; Onsager theory; Structural change; Two-dimension; Two-dimensional systems; Liquid crystals; Monte Carlo methods; Structural properties; SportS

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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.molliq.2012.11.020

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start page

• 26

end page

• 31

volume

• 185