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Abstract

Monte Carlo (MC) simulations based exclusively on nearest-neighbor intermolecular interactions reveal the existence of stable long-range deformations and topological defects in a thin nematic film confined between two surfaces with antagonistic (normal and tangential) molecular orientations. Thus the MC technique allows one to describe a delicate balance of bulk elasticity and surface energy usually treated only with macroscopic theories.
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Article
Identifier(s)
10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4401
Publication Date
1997-12-01
Publication Title
Physical Review Letters
Volume
79
Issue
22
First Page
4401
Last Page
4404
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Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program
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Copyright 1997 American Physical Society. Available on publisher's site at http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4401
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Chiccoli, C., Lavrentovich, O., Pasini, P., & Zannoni, C. (1997). Monte Carlo Simulations of Stable Point Defects in Hybrid Nematic Films (1–). Physical Review Letters. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4401
Chiccoli, C., Oleg Lavrentovich, P. Pasini, and Claudio Zannoni. 1997. “Monte Carlo Simulations of Stable Point Defects in Hybrid Nematic Films”. Physical Review Letters. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4401.
Chiccoli, C., et al. Monte Carlo Simulations of Stable Point Defects in Hybrid Nematic Films. Physical Review Letters, 1 Dec. 1997, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4401.