Mesogenic materials exhibit a multitude of transitions involving new phases. Studies of
these phases are of importance in a wide range of scientific fields and as such have …

We report the experimental determination of the structure and response to applied electric
field of the lower-temperature nematic phase of the previously reported calamitic compound …

The synthesis of a banana-shaped molecule is reported and it is found that the smectic
phase which it forms is biaxial with the molecules packed in the best direction into a layer …

Biaxial nematic (N b) liquid crystals are a fascinating condensed matter phase that has
baffled, for more than thirty years, scientists engaged in the challenge of demonstrating its …

Liquid crystals are partially ordered systems without a rigid, long-range structure. The study
of these materials covers a wide area: chemical structure, physical properties and technical …

Molecular-dynamics simulations are used to show that strongly interacting dipolar spheres
can form a ferroelectric nematic phase. This is the first demonstration that dipolar forces …

We report extensive Monte Carlo simulations of two systems with 512 and 1000 particles
interacting with a Gay–Berne potential with strength parameters (µ= 1, ν= 3) that enhance …

A review is presented of molecular and mesoscopic computer simulations of liquid
crystalline systems. Molecular simulation approaches applied to such systems are …

We have determined the phase diagram for a lattice system of biaxial particles interacting
with a second rank anisotropic potential using Monte Carlo simulations for a number of …

Molecular-dynamics simulation results are reported for systems of strongly interacting
dipolar soft spheres. Calculations have been carried out along two isotherms and the …