Entropy-driven formation of chiral nematic phases by computer simulations

The entropy-driven formation of cholesteric liquid crystal, one of the widely used liquid crystal phase, has not yet been addressed in simulations due to large unit cells. Here, Dussi and Dijkstra overcome this problem by introducing a hard-particle model and show that shape alone can stabilize a ch...

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Main Authors:	Simone Dussi, Marjolein Dijkstra
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Language:	EN
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2016
Subjects:	Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5beba6ea6af84cc8a216d5a8a51f28bb2021-12-02T14:40:15ZEntropy-driven formation of chiral nematic phases by computer simulations10.1038/ncomms111752041-1723https://doaj.org/article/5beba6ea6af84cc8a216d5a8a51f28bb2016-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11175https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723The entropy-driven formation of cholesteric liquid crystal, one of the widely used liquid crystal phase, has not yet been addressed in simulations due to large unit cells. Here, Dussi and Dijkstra overcome this problem by introducing a hard-particle model and show that shape alone can stabilize a chiral nematic phase.Simone DussiMarjolein DijkstraNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2016)
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description	The entropy-driven formation of cholesteric liquid crystal, one of the widely used liquid crystal phase, has not yet been addressed in simulations due to large unit cells. Here, Dussi and Dijkstra overcome this problem by introducing a hard-particle model and show that shape alone can stabilize a chiral nematic phase.
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title	Entropy-driven formation of chiral nematic phases by computer simulations
title_short	Entropy-driven formation of chiral nematic phases by computer simulations
title_full	Entropy-driven formation of chiral nematic phases by computer simulations
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Entropy-driven formation of chiral nematic phases by computer simulations

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