Biaxial liquid-crystal elastomers: a lattice model.
We present a simple coarse-grained lattice model for monodomain biaxial liquid-crystal elastomers and perform large-scale Monte Carlo simulations in the proposed model system. Orientational ordering--uniaxial or biaxial--reflects in sample deformations on cooling the system. The simulation output is used to predict calorimetry data and deuterium magnetic resonance spectra.
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Fakulteta za matematiko in fiziko, Univerza v Ljubljani, Jadranska 19, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia. gregor.skacej@fmf.uni-lj.si
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D001703:Biophysics / Q000379:methods; D002151:Calorimetry / Q000379:methods; D002627:Chemistry, Physical / Q000379:methods; D003903:Deuterium / Q000737:chemistry; D020724:Elastomers / Q000737:chemistry*; D050866:Liquid Crystals; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015233:Models, Statistical; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D013696:Temperature
D020724:Elastomers; D011108:Polymers; D003903:Deuterium