All-atom simulations of bent liquid crystal dimers: the twist-bend nematic phase and insights into conformational chirality
Gary Yu, Mark R. Wilson
Abstract
Atomistic simulations of the liquid crystal dimer, CB7CB, identify the twist-bend nematic phase, show phase transitions to the nematic and isotropic phases, and probe the molecular structure and conformational chirality of molecules in these phases.
Topics & Concepts
Liquid crystalChirality (physics)DimerBent molecular geometryTwistPhase (matter)Chemical physicsIsotropyMaterials scienceCrystallographyMoleculeChemistryMolecular physicsOpticsPhysicsGeometryOrganic chemistryChiral symmetryNambu–Jona-Lasinio modelQuantum mechanicsOptoelectronicsMathematicsQuarkComposite materialLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsMolecular spectroscopy and chiralitySpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies