Can multi-biaxial mesogenic mixtures favour biaxial nematics? A computer simulation study.

@article{Querciagrossa2017CanMM,
  title={Can multi-biaxial mesogenic mixtures favour biaxial nematics? A computer simulation study.},
  author={Lara Querciagrossa and Matteo Ricci and Roberto Berardi and Claudio Zannoni},
  journal={Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP},
  year={2017},
  volume={19 3},
  pages={
          2383-2391
        }
}
Extending the range of existence of biaxial nematic phases is key to their use in applications. Here, we have investigated using extensive molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of a coarse-grained model the possible advantages of using mesogenic mixtures. We have studied the phase organisation of five thermotropic mixtures of biaxial Gay-Berne (GB) ellipsoidal particles having the same volume, but different shapes and interactions, with aspect ratios ranging from rod-like to disc-like and… 
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