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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Soft Matter Physics

Background:

  • Understanding cholesteric liquid crystals at the molecular level is difficult.
  • Bridging molecular structures and macroscopic chiral organization requires further insight.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel coarse-grained (CG) molecular model for simulating cholesteric liquid crystals.
  • To investigate the relationship between molecular characteristics and macroscopic phase behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized molecular dynamics (MD) simulations with a flexible chain particle model (FCh).
  • Simulated isotropic-cholesteric phase transitions and employed wall confinement to determine cholesteric pitch.

Main Results:

  • Observed left-handed cholesteric phases for right-handed chiral interactions.
  • Found that chain flexibility significantly influences cholesteric pitch and phase structure.
  • Detected spatially inhomogeneous nematic order parameter profiles.

Conclusions:

  • The FCh model provides insights into cholesteric liquid crystal behavior.
  • Chain flexibility is a key factor in determining macroscopic properties.
  • Established a link between microscopic molecular features and macroscopic phase behavior.