Predicting the anchoring of liquid crystals at a solid surface : 5-cyanobiphenyl on cristobalite and glassy silica surfaces of increasing roughness

We employ atomistic molecular dynamics simulations to predict the alignment and anchoring strength of a typical nematic liquid crystal, 4-n-pentyl-4'-cyano biphenyl (5CB), on different forms of silica. In particular, we study a thin (~20 nm) film of 5CB supported on surfaces of crystalline (cri...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1985. - 29(2013), 28 vom: 16. Juli, Seite 8950-8
1. Verfasser: Roscioni, Otello Maria (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Muccioli, Luca, Della Valle, Raffaele Guido, Pizzirusso, Antonio, Ricci, Matteo, Zannoni, Claudio
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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