Nanoparticles Effects in Liquid Crystals (NELC)- AFRL/RX ST Dr. Bunning

Abstract

In this project, we focus on the understanding of the effects on order, dynamics and molecular organization of a host nematic caused by the introduction of nanoparticles through a modelling/computer simulation approach. We have modelled the nanoparticles and the oleic acid covering as berry-like clusters of spherical Lennard-Jones sites ('united atoms'), each of which can be endowed with specific features like size, charges, dispersion interactions, while the mesogen with a rodlike Gay-Berne ellipsoid. The results of our Monte Carlo simulations assess the influence of nanoparticles ferroelectricity and surfactant coating on the changes in order of the host nematic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 02, 2019
Accession Number
AD1096463

Entities

People

  • Claudio Zannoni

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Algorithms
  • Computer Simulations
  • Coverings
  • Crystals
  • Dispersions
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrostatic Fields
  • Genetic Algorithms
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Molecules
  • Nanoparticles
  • Oleic Acid
  • Particles
  • Polarity
  • Simulations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology