Monte Carlo study of liquid-crystal ordering in the independent-pore model of aerogels
- 1 September 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review E
- Vol. 54 (3) , 2647-2652
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.54.2647
Abstract
We have performed Monte Carlo simulations of a confined Lebwohl-Lasher nematic model with different boundary conditions to verify the appropriateness of the independent pore approximation for liquid crystals in silica aerogel systems. We find evidence for the need of going beyond independent pores to account for calorimetric and turbidity data at the same time. © 1996 The American Physical Society.Keywords
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