A density functional theory for the bulk phase diagram of two-dimensional orientable hard
rods is proposed and tested against Monte Carlo computer simulation data. In detail, an …

Density functional theory (DFT) for hard bodies provides a theoretical description of the
effect of particle shape on inhomogeneous fluids. We present improvements of the DFT …

The recent extension of Rosenfeld's fundamental measure theory to anisotropic hard
particles predicts nematic order of rod-like particles. Our analytic study of different aligned …

Using grand-canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations, we investigate the isotropic-
nematic phase transition for hard rods of size L× 1× 1 on a three-dimensional cubic lattice …

Shape measurements after the coalescence of isotropic droplets embedded in a thin sample
of a homeotropic nematic phase provides a tool to measure the nematic-isotropic surface …

We construct a phenomenological Landau-de Gennes theory for hard colloidal rods by
performing an order parameter expansion of the chemical-potential dependent grand …

Accurate predictions for the collective behavior of non-spherical colloids and nano-particles
can guide the search for novel self-assembled materials. We derive a new type of density …

Liquid crystals consisting of biaxial particles can exhibit a much richer phase behavior than
their uniaxial counterparts. Usually, one has to rely on simulation results to understand the …

Finding the structure of a confined liquid crystal is a difficult task since both the density and
order parameter profiles are nonuniform. Starting from a microscopic model and density …

We study theoretically the effect of a gravitational field on the equilibrium behaviour of a
colloidal suspension of rods with different length-to-width aspect ratios. The bulk phases of …