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Surface ordering and capillary phenomena of confined hard cut-sphere particles

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Surface ordering and capillary phenomena of confined hard cut-sphere particles

Content Provider	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Author	Galindo, Amparo Piñeiro, Manuel M. Parry, Andrew O.
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	Isothermal–isobaric NPT and Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo (GEMC) computer simulations of N = 1500 and N = 3000 hard cut spheres of aspect ratio L/D = 0.1, respectively, are carried out in order to investigate the effects of confinement on the isotropic (I)–nematic (N) phase transition. We first consider the free system, and confirm the stabilisation of isotropic (I), nematic (N) and columnar (Col) states. We examine in detail the I–N transition and find coexistence densities of ρI=0.355 and ρN=0.368. A slab geometry is then considered for two types of walls: a hard wall, which excludes the particles entirely, and an ‘adsorbent’ wall which excludes the centre of mass of the particles. The adsorbent wall is found to favour planar (edge-on) alignment, which results in the formation of a first layer of adsorbed molecules, which then acts as a rough hard wall for subsequent particles, and promotes disordered states. Using Gibbs ensemble simulations we determine the capillary phase diagram of the system, and the adsorption as a function of pore width. The capillary phase diagram obtained from Gibbs ensemble simulations corresponds to one with a first-order capillary isotropisation transition, with an associated capillary critical point for a wall separation of ∼3D. The hard walls are seen to promote homeotropic (face-on) alignment of the cut spheres, and promote the stabilisation of the nematic phase. In this case the capillary phase diagram obtained from the GEMC simulations exhibits a first-order capillary nematisation transition, and a capillary critical point for a wall separation of ∼4D.
Starting Page	768
Ending Page	778
Page Count	11
File Format	HTM / HTML PDF
ISSN	1744683X
Volume Number	3
Issue Number	6
Journal	Soft Matter
DOI	10.1039/b701463e
Language	English
Publisher	Royal Society of Chemistry
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Geometry Isotropy NPT Monte Carlo Liquid crystal Adsorption GEMC Phase diagram Gibbs Aspect ratio Calculus of variations Phase transition
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Chemistry Condensed Matter Physics

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