Monte Carlo study of the effect of an applied field on the molecular organization of polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal droplets

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Abstract
We have studied the effect of an applied field on a system of particles interacting with a Lebwohl-Lasher potential, enclosed in a polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal droplet with radial boundary conditions. We have used Monte Carlo simulations on a wide temperature range for systems of N=302 and 5832 particles with positive susceptivity anisotropy, and we have calculated order parameters, the molcular organization, and powder-type deuterium NMR line shapes for eight different field-strength values. The effect of the field on the molecular organization is discussed.