Analysis of the Influence of the Molecular Volume to Predict Experimental Pressure-Temperature Behavior in the Isotropic-Nematic Phase Transition of PAP, 5CB, MBBA and EBBA

In this work, we have analyzed the experimental pressure-temperature behavior at the isotropic-nematic phase transition of the liquid crystals PAP, 5CB, MBBA, and EBBA at 1 atm by using the HERSW Convex Peg model in conjunction with the IPCM model. We have calculated the molecular volume values for...

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Autores: Eduardo García-Sánchez, Luis H. Mendoza-Huizar, Uriel Ramírez-García, Ireri A. Sustaita, Francisco Alvarado
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
Repositorio:Redalyc-UAZ
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:46438835011
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=46438835011
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
nematic
Isotropic
Convexpeg
Phasetransitions
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Sumario:In this work, we have analyzed the experimental pressure-temperature behavior at the isotropic-nematic phase transition of the liquid crystals PAP, 5CB, MBBA, and EBBA at 1 atm by using the HERSW Convex Peg model in conjunction with the IPCM model. We have calculated the molecular volume values for the hard and attractive cores from theoretical quantum calculations at the PM3, PM6, B 3LYP/6-311++G(d,p)//PM6, and M06/6-311++G(d,p)//PM6 levels of theory. The results sug- gest that the best theoretical prediction of the experimental pressure-temperature behavior is obtained when the molecular volume is evaluated at the DFT level.