Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2005-07-28
Eur. Phys. J. E, Vol. 17, p345-351 (2005)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
15 pages, 6 figures
Scientific paper
10.1140/epje/i2005-10014-x
We have used the density functional theory to study the effect of molecular elongation on the isotropic-nematic, isotropic-smectic A and nematic-smectic A phase transitions of a fluid of molecules interacting via the Gay-Berne intermolecular potential. We have considered a range of length-to-width parameter $3.0\leq x_0\leq 4.0$ in steps of 0.2 at different densities and temperatures. Pair correlation functions needed as input information in density functional theory are calculated using the Percus-Yevick integral equation theory. Within the small range of elongation, the phase diagram shows significant changes. The fluid at low temperature is found to freeze directly from isotropic to smectic A phase for all the values of $x_0$ considered by us on increasing the density while nematic phase stabilizes in between isotropic and smectic A phases only at high temperatures and densities. Both isotropic-nematic and nematic-smectic A transition density and pressure are found to decrease as we increase $x_0$. The phase diagram obtained is compared with computer simulation result of the same model potential and is found to be in good qualitative agreement.
Mishra Pankaj
Ram Jokhan
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