Novel morphologies for laterally decorated metaparticles: molecular dynamics simulation

• Published in: Condensed Matter Physics
• Date: 2014
• Main Authors: Slyusarchuk, A.Y., Ilnytskyi, J.M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут фізики конденсованих систем НАН України 2014
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/153461
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Novel morphologies for laterally decorated metaparticles: molecular dynamics simulation / A.Y. Slyusarchuk, J.M. Ilnytskyi // Condensed Matter Physics. — 2014. — Т. 17, № 4. — С. 44001: 1–6. — Бібліогр.: 21 назв. — англ.

We consider a mesoscale model for nano-sized metaparticles (MPs) composed of a central sphere decorated by polymer chains with laterally attached spherocylinder. The latter mimics the mesogenic (e.g., cyanobiphenyl) group. Molecular dynamics simulations of 100 MPs reveal the existence of two novel m...