Determination of phase diagrams via computer simulation: methodology and applicationsto water, electrolytes and proteins

C Vega, E Sanz, JLF Abascal… - Journal of Physics …, 2008‏ - iopscience.iop.org
In this review we focus on the determination of phase diagrams by computer simulation, with
particular attention to the fluid–solid and solid–solid equilibria. The methodology to compute …

Tracing the phase boundaries of hard spherocylinders

P Bolhuis, D Frenkel - The Journal of chemical physics, 1997‏ - pubs.aip.org
We have mapped out the complete phase diagram of hard spherocylinders as a function of
the shape anisotropy L/D. Special computational techniques were required to locate phase …

The melting point of ice Ih for common water models calculated from direct coexistence of the solid-liquid interface

R García Fernández, JLF Abascal… - The Journal of chemical …, 2006‏ - pubs.aip.org
In this work we present an implementation for the calculation of the melting point of ice I h
from direct coexistence of the solid-liquid interface. We use molecular dynamics simulations …

Directions for targeted self-assembly of anisotropic colloids from statistical thermodynamics

MJ Solomon - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 2011‏ - Elsevier
This article reviews recent results from statistical thermodynamics that may be used to
advance experimental efforts to self-assemble particular target structures from anisotropic …

Phase diagram of water from computer simulation

E Sanz, C Vega, JLF Abascal, LG MacDowell - Physical review letters, 2004‏ - APS
The phase diagram of water as obtained from computer simulations is presented for the first
time for two of the most popular models of water, TIP4P and SPC/E. This Letter shows that …

Assembly of optical-scale dumbbells into dense photonic crystals

JD Forster, JG Park, M Mittal, H Noh, CF Schreck… - ACS …, 2011‏ - ACS Publications
We describe the self-assembly of nonspherical particles into crystals with novel structure
and optical properties combining a partial photonic band gap with birefringence that can be …

Revisiting the Frenkel-Ladd method to compute the free energy of solids: The Einstein molecule approach

C Vega, EG Noya - The Journal of chemical physics, 2007‏ - pubs.aip.org
In this paper a new method to evaluate the free energy of solids is proposed. The method
can be regarded as a variant of the method proposed by Frenkel and Ladd [J. Chem. Phys …

Phase diagram of hard tetrahedra

A Haji-Akbari, M Engel, SC Glotzer - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2011‏ - pubs.aip.org
Advancements in the synthesis of faceted nanoparticles and colloids have spurred interest
in the phase behavior of polyhedral shapes. Regular tetrahedra have attracted particular …

Vapor-liquid interfacial properties of fully flexible Lennard-Jones chains

FJ Blas, LG MacDowell, E de Miguel… - The Journal of chemical …, 2008‏ - pubs.aip.org
We consider the computation of the interfacial properties of molecular chains from direct
simulation of the vapor-liquid interface. The molecules are modeled as fully flexible chains …

[HTML][HTML] Increase in Auxeticity Due to the Presence of a Disordered Crystalline Phase of Hard Dumbbells Within the Nanolayer–Nanochannel Inclusion Introduced to …

JW Narojczyk - Materials, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
To obtain materials or metamaterials with desired elastic properties that are tailor-made for a
particular application, it is necessary to design a new material or composite (which may be …