The isotropic-nematic phase transition in hard, slightly curved, lens-like particles.
The isotropic-nematic phase transition in hard, slightly curved, lens-like particles.
复制标题
硬质、略微弯曲、透镜状颗粒中的各向同性-向列相变。
作者:
G. Cinacchi;A. Tani
Monte Carlo numerical simulations are used to study in detail how the characteristics of the isotropic-nematic phase transition change as infinitely thin hard platelets are bent into shallow lens-like particles. First, this phase transition in the former reference model system is re-examined and more accurately located. Then, it is shown quantitatively that this already quite weak but distinctly first-order phase transition weakens further upon curving the platelets to such an extent that, thanks to the thinness of these particles that does not favor its pre-emptying by a transition to a (partially) positionally ordered phase, an isotropic-nematic tricritical point limit can be arbitrarily closely approached.
影响因子:
9.9
作者:
Rui P. S. Fartaria;Nadeem Javid;J. Sefcik;M. Sweatman
通讯作者:
Rui P. S. Fartaria;Nadeem Javid;J. Sefcik;M. Sweatman