MONTE-CARLO STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF AN APPLIED-FIELD ON THE MOLECULAR-ORGANIZATION OF POLYMER-DISPERSED LIQUID-CRYSTAL DROPLETS

Authors
BERGGREN E ZANNONI C CHICCOLI C PASINI P SEMERIA F
Citation
E. Berggren et al., MONTE-CARLO STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF AN APPLIED-FIELD ON THE MOLECULAR-ORGANIZATION OF POLYMER-DISPERSED LIQUID-CRYSTAL DROPLETS, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 49(1), 1994, pp. 614-622
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
49
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
614 - 622
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1994)49:1<614:MSOTEO>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We have studied:the effect of an applied field on a system of particle s interacting with a Lebwohl-Lasher potential, enclosed ina polymer-di spersed liquid-crystal droplet with radial boundary conditions. We hav e used Monte Carlo simulations on a wide temperature range for systems of N = 304 and 5832 particles with positive susceptivity anisotropy, and we have calculated order parameters, the molecular organization, a nd powder-type deuterium NMR line shapes for eight different field-str ength values. The effect of the field on the molecular organization is discussed.