Abstract
The effect of rough walls on the phase behaviour of a confined liquid crystal (LC) fluid is studied using constant pressure Monte Carlo simulations. The LC is modelled as a fluid of soft ellipsoidal molecules and the rough walls are represented as a hard wall with a number of molecules randomly embedded in them. It is found that the isotropic–nematic (IN) transition is shifted to higher pressures for rougher walls.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 392-396 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
Volume | 418 |
Issue number | 4-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 6 Feb 2006 |
Keywords
- rough walls
- liquid crystal
- fluid phase behaviour