Isotropic-nematic phase diagram for interacting rigid rods on two-dimensional lattices

The phase behavior of interacting rigid rods of length k (k-mers) on two-dimensional square and triangular lattices has been studied by theoretical calculations in the framework of the lattice-gas model. The process was analyzed by comparing the dependence on coverage of the free energy per site of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Longone, Pablo Jesus, Davila, Mara Veronica, Ramirez Pastor, Antonio Jose
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/104437
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/104437
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:NEMATIC ORDER
RIGID RODS
PHASE TRANSTIONS
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Sumario:The phase behavior of interacting rigid rods of length k (k-mers) on two-dimensional square and triangular lattices has been studied by theoretical calculations in the framework of the lattice-gas model. The process was analyzed by comparing the dependence on coverage of the free energy per site of an isotropic submonolayer of interacting k-mers fiso(θ) with that corresponding to a fully aligned (nematic) system fnem(θ). The existence of an intersection point between the curves fiso(θ) and fnem(θ), which is indicative of the occurrence of an isotropic-nematic phase transition in the adlayer, allowed us to obtain the complete (temperature, coverage, k-mer size) phase diagram of the system.