Liquid Crystals I

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIII

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2. Calculation of Structure and Dynamical Properties of Liquid Crystal Molecules

   • Jason Crain, S. J. Clark

   Pages 1-40

3. Atomistic Simulations of Liquid Crystals

   • Mark R. Wilson

   Pages 41-64

4. Computer Simulation of Liquid Crystal Phases Formed by Gay-Berne Mesogens

   • M. A. Bates, G. R. Luckhurst

   Pages 65-137

5. Crystal Structures of LC Mesogens

   • W. Haase, M. A. Athanassopoulou

   Pages 139-197

6. Packing and Molecular Conformation, and Their Relationship with LC Phase Behaviour

   • Boris I. Ostrovskii

   Pages 199-240

7. Back Matter

   Pages 241-258

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The liquid crystalline state may be identified as a distinct and unique state of matter which is characterised by properties which resemble those of both solids and liquids. It was first recognised in the middle of the last century through the study of nerve myelin and derivatives of cholesterol. The research in the area really gathered momentum, however, when as a result of the pioneering work of Gray in the early 1970's organic compounds exhibiting liquid crystalline properties were shown to be suitable to form the basis of display devices in the electronic products. The study of liquid crystals is truly multidisciplinary and has attached the attention of physicists, biologists, chemists, mathematicians and electronics engineers. It is therefore impossible to cover all these aspects fully in two small volumes and therefore it was decided in view of the overall title of the series to concentrate on the structural and bonding aspects of the subject. The Chapters presented in these two volumes have been organised to cover the following fundamental aspects of the subiect. The calculation of the structures of liquid crystals, an account of their dynamical properties and a discussion of computer simulations of liquid crystalline phases formed by Gay Berne mesogens. The relationships between molecular conformation and packing are analysed in some detail. The crystal structures of liquid crystal mesogens and the importance of their X ray scattering properties for characterisational purposes are discussed.

• Flüssige Kristalle
• Flüssigkristall-Simulation
• Flüssigkristall-Struktur
• Mesogen
• liquid crystal simulations
• liquid crystal structure
• liquid crystals
• mesogens

• Department of Chemistry, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, South Kensington London, UK

  D. Michael P. Mingos

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