Investigation of the behavior of 5CB in a pore and a nano capsule

TL;DR

This study employs molecular dynamics to explore how 5CB liquid crystal molecules behave within a pore and nano capsule, revealing how size and time influence phase transition temperatures.

Contribution

It introduces a molecular dynamics approach to analyze 5CB distribution and phase transitions in confined geometries like pores and nano capsules.

Findings

Transition temperature varies with capsule size and time.

Order parameter <P2> depends on temperature and confinement.

Molecular distribution is affected by capsule dimensions.

Abstract

We use a method of molecular dynamics to investigate the distribution of liquid crystal 5CB molecules in a polymeric matrix. Temperature dependences of parameters of an order <P2> are calculated. Calculations have shown that depending on the size of a capsule and on a time the transition temperature changes.