| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5390984 | Chemical Physics Letters | 2006 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The effect of rough walls on the phase behaviour of a confined liquid crystal (LC) fluid is studied using constant pressure Monte Carlo simulations. The LC is modelled as a fluid of soft ellipsoidal molecules and the rough walls are represented as a hard wall with a number of molecules randomly embedded in them. It is found that the isotropic-nematic (IN) transition is shifted to higher pressures for rougher walls.
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Authors
D.L. Cheung, F. Schmid,