Monte Carlo study of radial and axial ordering in cylindrical films of liquid crystal

被引：3

作者：

Preeti, G. Sai ^{[1
]}

Kumar, V. Vijay ^{[1
]}

Sastry, V. S. S. ^{[1
]}

Murthy, K. P. N. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Hyderabad, Sch Phys, Hyderabad 500046, Andhra Pradesh, India

来源：

COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE | 2008年 / 44卷 / 01期

关键词：

Confined liquid crystals; Hybrid films; Monte Carlo;

D O I：

10.1016/j.commatsci.2008.01.036

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

We report Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation of orientational ordering in a thin film of liquid crystal confined between two cylindrical substrates. We find there exists two ordered phases in the system. A biaxial phase is formed for certain anchoring strengths. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：180 / 184

页数：5

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