System-Size Effects on the Molecular Dynamics Simulation of an All-Aromatic Liquid Crystal.

Henry Adenusi, Francesco Vita, Luca Muccioli, Matteo Lanciotti, Oriano Francescangeli

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Article in ACS physical chemistry Au, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Henry AdenusiDepartment of Science and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urban Planning, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9832-8834

Francesco VitaDepartment of Science and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urban Planning, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4345-0653

Luca MuccioliDepartment of Industrial Chemistry, University of Bologna, Via Gobetti 85, 40129 Bologna, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9227-1059

Matteo LanciottiDepartment of Science and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urban Planning, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4444-3017

Oriano FrancescangeliDepartment of Science and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urban Planning, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5930-3984

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Abstract

Atomistic molecular dynamics simulations are presented for a prototypical all-aromatic calamitic liquid crystal that has recently emerged as a benchmark system for testing theories of nematic order. By performing simulations with progressively larger systems, up to an unprecedented total of 12,600 molecules, we investigate the impact of system size on the structural and dynamic properties of the material in the nematic and smectic A mesophases. Our results demonstrate that using a number of molecules on the order of 10

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diffusion coefficientsliquid crystalmolecular dynamicsorder parametersystem size

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PMID42500211

DOI10.1021/acsphyschemau.6c00022

PMCPMC13397453

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