Physics – Chemical Physics
Scientific paper
2008-07-28
Comm. in Comp. Phys. 7 (2010) 301-316
Physics
Chemical Physics
Scientific paper
10.4208/cicp.2009.08.201
A comprehensive modeling and simulation study of the first-order isotropic/smectic-A transition is presented and applied to phase diagram computation and two-dimensional spherulite growth. An approach based on nonlinear optimization, that incorporates experimental data (from 12CB, dodecyl-cyanobiphenyl), is used to determine physically realistic model parameters. These parameters are then used in conjunction with an optimized phase diagram computation method. Additionally, a time-dependent formulation is presented and applied to the study of two-dimensional smectic-A spherulite growth. These results show the growth kinematics and defect dynamics of nanoscale smectic-A spherulite growth in an isotropic phase with an initially radial layer configuration.
Abukhdeir Nasser Mohieddin
Rey Alejandro D.
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