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.
Titolo: | Nematics with dispersed polymer networks: from lattice spin models to experimental observables |
Autore/i: | C. CHICCOLI; P. PASINI; G. SKACEJ; S. ZUMER; ZANNONI, CLAUDIO |
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Anno: | 2005 |
Titolo del libro: | Computer simulations of liquid crystals and polymers |
Pagina iniziale: | 27 |
Pagina finale: | 56 |
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. |
Data prodotto definitivo in UGOV: | 7-ott-2005 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 2.01 Capitolo / saggio in libro |
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