We report our Monte Carlo studies of molecular ordering in nematic liquid crystals with dispersed polymer networks. Starting from the aligning effect of a single fiber, we study different network topographies and investigate regular and random arrays of straight and distorted polymer fibrils. We analyze the aligning ability of rough fibrils, external field-induced switching, and pretransitional ordering. The simulation output is used to calculate selected experimental observables: 2H NMR spectra, capacitance, and intensity of transmitted polarized light.

C., C., P., P., G., S., S., Z., Zannoni, C. (2005). Nematics with dispersed polymer networks: from lattice spin models to experimental observables. DORDRECHT : Kluwer.

Nematics with dispersed polymer networks: from lattice spin models to experimental observables

ZANNONI, CLAUDIO
2005

Abstract

We report our Monte Carlo studies of molecular ordering in nematic liquid crystals with dispersed polymer networks. Starting from the aligning effect of a single fiber, we study different network topographies and investigate regular and random arrays of straight and distorted polymer fibrils. We analyze the aligning ability of rough fibrils, external field-induced switching, and pretransitional ordering. The simulation output is used to calculate selected experimental observables: 2H NMR spectra, capacitance, and intensity of transmitted polarized light.
2005
Computer simulations of liquid crystals and polymers
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C., C., P., P., G., S., S., Z., Zannoni, C. (2005). Nematics with dispersed polymer networks: from lattice spin models to experimental observables. DORDRECHT : Kluwer.
C., Chiccoli; P., Pasini; G., Skacej; S., Zumer; Zannoni, Claudio
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