BARMES, F. and CLEAVER, D. J. (2005). Using particle shape to induce tilted and bistable liquid crystal anchoring. Physical Review E (PRE), 71 (2), 021705.
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Abstract
We use Monte Carlo simulations of hard Gaussian overlap (HGO) particles symmetrically confined in slab geometry to investigate the role of particle-substrate interactions on liquid crystalline anchoring. Despite the restriction here to purely steric interactions and smooth substrates, a range of behaviours are captured, including tilted anchoring and homeotropic-planar bistability. These macroscopic behaviours are all achieved through appropriate tuning of the microscopics of the HGO-substrate interaction, based upon non-additive descriptions for the HGO-substrate shape parameter.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | ©2005 The American Physical Society |
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: | Materials and Engineering Research Institute > Modelling Research Centre > Materials Modelling group |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.71.021705 |
Page Range: | 021705 |
Depositing User: | Ann Betterton |
Date Deposited: | 19 Apr 2007 |
Last Modified: | 18 Mar 2021 05:03 |
URI: | https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/884 |
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