Title of article :
Monte Carlo study of radial and axial ordering in cylindrical films of liquid crystal
Author/Authors :
Sai Preeti، نويسنده , , G. and Vijay Kumar، نويسنده , , V. and Sastry، نويسنده , , V.S.S. and Murthy، نويسنده , , K.P.N.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
Abstract :
We report Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation of orientational ordering in a thin film of liquid crystal confined between two cylindrical substrates. We find there exists two ordered phases in the system. A biaxial phase is formed for certain anchoring strengths.
Keywords :
Confined liquid crystals , Hybrid films , Monte Carlo
Journal title :
Computational Materials Science
Journal title :
Computational Materials Science
