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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Phase Transitions and Hysteresis for a Simple Model Liquid Crystal by Replica-Exchange Monte Carlo Simulations.

Akie Kowaguchi, Paul E Brumby, Kenji Yasuoka

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Editorial: Special Issue "Liquid Crystals 2020".Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Akie KowaguchiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3017-5314
Paul E BrumbyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6346-2291
Kenji YasuokaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4579-0195

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this work, the advantages of applying the temperature and pressure replica-exchange method to investigate the phase transitions and the hysteresis for liquid-crystal fluids were demonstrated. In applying this method to the commonly used Hess-Su liquid-crystal model, heat capacity peaks and points of phase co-existence were observed. The absence of a smectic phase at higher densities and a narrow range of the nematic phase were reported. The identity of the crystalline phase of this system was found to a hexagonal close-packed solid. Since the nematic-solid phase transition is strongly first order, care must be taken when using this model not to inadvertently simulate meta-stable nematic states at higher densities. In further analysis, the Weighted Histogram Analysis Method was applied to verify the precise locations of the phase transition points.

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Models, ChemicalComputer SimulationLiquid CrystalsModels, MolecularMonte Carlo MethodPhase Transitionliquid crystalMonte Carloreplica exchange

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PMID33808039
PMCPMC7961897

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