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1   \chapter{\label{chapt:liquidcrystal}LIQUID CRYSTAL}
2  
3   \section{\label{liquidCrystalSection:introduction}Introduction}
4 % liquid crystal
4  
5   Long range orientational order is one of the most fundamental
6   properties of liquid crystal mesophases. This orientational
7   anisotropy of the macroscopic phases originates in the shape
8   anisotropy of the constituent molecules. Among these anisotropy
9   mesogens, rod-like (calamitic) and disk-like molecules have been
10 < exploited in great detail in the last two decades. Typically, these
11 < mesogens consist of a rigid aromatic core and one or more attached
12 < aliphatic chains. For short chain molecules, only nematic phases, in
13 < which positional order is limited or absent, can be observed,
14 < because the entropy of mixing different parts of the mesogens is
15 < paramount to the dispersion interaction. In contrast, formation of
16 < the one dimension lamellar sematic phase in rod-like molecules with
17 < sufficiently long aliphatic chains has been reported, as well as the
18 < segregation phenomena in disk-like molecules.
10 > exploited in great detail in the last two decades\cite{Huh2004}.
11 > Typically, these mesogens consist of a rigid aromatic core and one
12 > or more attached aliphatic chains. For short chain molecules, only
13 > nematic phases, in which positional order is limited or absent, can
14 > be observed, because the entropy of mixing different parts of the
15 > mesogens is paramount to the dispersion interaction. In contrast,
16 > formation of the one dimension lamellar sematic phase in rod-like
17 > molecules with sufficiently long aliphatic chains has been reported,
18 > as well as the segregation phenomena in disk-like molecules.
19  
21 % banana shaped
20   Recently, the banana-shaped or bent-core liquid crystal have became
21   one of the most active research areas in mesogenic materials and
22 < supramolecular chemistry. Unlike rods and disks, the polarity and
23 < biaxiality of the banana-shaped molecules allow the molecules
24 < organize into a variety of novel liquid crystalline phases which
25 < show interesting material properties. Of particular interest is the
26 < spontaneous formation of macroscopic chiral layers from achiral
27 < banana-shaped molecules, where polar molecule orientational ordering
28 < is shown within the layer plane as well as the tilted arrangement of
29 < the molecules relative to the polar axis. As a consequence of
30 < supramolecular chirality, the spontaneous polarization arises in
31 < ferroelectric (FE) and antiferroelectic (AF) switching of smectic
32 < liquid crystal phases, demonstrating some promising applications in
33 < second-order nonlinear optical devices. The most widely investigated
34 < mesophase formed by banana-shaped moleculed is the $\text{B}_2$
35 < phase, which is also referred to as $\text{SmCP}$. Of the most
22 > supramolecular chemistry\cite{Niori1996, Link1997, Pelzl1999}.
23 > Unlike rods and disks, the polarity and biaxiality of the
24 > banana-shaped molecules allow the molecules organize into a variety
25 > of novel liquid crystalline phases which show interesting material
26 > properties. Of particular interest is the spontaneous formation of
27 > macroscopic chiral layers from achiral banana-shaped molecules,
28 > where polar molecule orientational ordering is shown within the
29 > layer plane as well as the tilted arrangement of the molecules
30 > relative to the polar axis. As a consequence of supramolecular
31 > chirality, the spontaneous polarization arises in ferroelectric (FE)
32 > and antiferroelectic (AF) switching of smectic liquid crystal
33 > phases, demonstrating some promising applications in second-order
34 > nonlinear optical devices. The most widely investigated mesophase
35 > formed by banana-shaped moleculed is the $\text{B}_2$ phase, which
36 > is also referred to as $\text{SmCP}$\cite{Link1997}. Of the most
37   important discover in this tilt lamellar phase is the four distinct
38   packing arrangements (two conglomerates and two macroscopic
39   racemates), which depend on the tilt direction and the polar
40   direction of the molecule in adjacent layer (see
41 < Fig.~\cite{LCFig:SMCP}).
41 > Fig.~\ref{LCFig:SMCP}).
42  
43 < %general banana-shaped molecule modeling
43 > \begin{figure}
44 > \centering
45 > \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{smcp.eps}
46 > \caption[]
47 > {}
48 > \label{LCFig:SMCP}
49 > \end{figure}
50 >
51   Many liquid crystal synthesis experiments suggest that the
52   occurrence of polarity and chirality strongly relies on the
53 < molecular structure and intermolecular interaction. From a
54 < theoretical point of view, it is of fundamental interest to study
55 < the structural properties of liquid crystal phases formed by
53 > molecular structure and intermolecular interaction\cite{Reddy2006}.
54 > From a theoretical point of view, it is of fundamental interest to
55 > study the structural properties of liquid crystal phases formed by
56   banana-shaped molecules and understand their connection to the
57   molecular structure, especially with respect to the spontaneous
58   achiral symmetry breaking. As a complementary tool to experiment,
# Line 57 | Line 63 | limitation of time scale required for phase
63   smectic arrangements\cite{Cook2000, Lansac2001}, as well as other
64   bulk properties, such as rotational viscosity and flexoelectric
65   coefficients\cite{Cheung2002, Cheung2004}. However, due to the
66 < limitation of time scale required for phase
67 < transition\cite{Wilson1999} and the length scale required for
68 < representing bulk behavior, the dominant models in the field of
69 < liquid crystal phase behavior are generic
70 < models\cite{Lebwohl1972,Perram1984, Gay1981}, which are based on the
71 < observation that liquid crystal order is exhibited by a range of
72 < non-molecular bodies with high shape anisotropies. Previous
73 < simulation studies using hard spherocylinder dimer
74 < model\cite{Camp1999} produce nematic phases, while hard rod
75 < simulation studies identified a Landau point\cite{Bates2005}, at
76 < which the isotropic phase undergoes a transition directly to the
77 < biaxial nematic, as well as some possible liquid crystal
78 < phases\cite{Lansac2003}. Other anisotropic models using Gay-Berne
79 < potential give the evidence of the novel packing arrangement of
74 < bent-core molecules\cite{Memmer2002,Orlandi2006}.
66 > limitation of time scale required for phase transition and the
67 > length scale required for representing bulk behavior,
68 > models\cite{Perram1985, Gay1981}, which are based on the observation
69 > that liquid crystal order is exhibited by a range of non-molecular
70 > bodies with high shape anisotropies, became the dominant models in
71 > the field of liquid crystal phase behavior. Previous simulation
72 > studies using hard spherocylinder dimer model\cite{Camp1999} produce
73 > nematic phases, while hard rod simulation studies identified a
74 > Landau point\cite{Bates2005}, at which the isotropic phase undergoes
75 > a direct transition to the biaxial nematic, as well as some possible
76 > liquid crystal phases\cite{Lansac2003}. Other anisotropic models
77 > using Gay-Berne(GB) potential, which produce interactions that favor
78 > local alignment, give the evidence of the novel packing arrangements
79 > of bent-core molecules\cite{Memmer2002,Orlandi2006}.
80  
81 + Experimental studies by Levelut {\it et al.}~\cite{Levelut1981}
82 + revealed that terminal cyano or nitro groups usually induce
83 + permanent longitudinal dipole moments, which affect the phase
84 + behavior considerably. A series of theoretical studies also drawn
85 + equivalent conclusions. Monte Carlo studies of the GB potential with
86 + fixed longitudinal dipoles (i.e. pointed along the principal axis of
87 + rotation) were shown to enhance smectic phase
88 + stability~\cite{Berardi1996,Satoh1996}. Molecular simulation of GB
89 + ellipsoids with transverse dipoles at the terminus of the molecule
90 + also demonstrated that partial striped bilayer structures were
91 + developed from the smectic phase ~\cite{Berardi1996}. More
92 + significant effects have been shown by including multiple
93 + electrostatic moments. Adding longitudinal point quadrupole moments
94 + to rod-shaped GB mesogens, Withers \textit{et al} induced tilted
95 + smectic behaviour in the molecular system~\cite{Withers2003}. Thus,
96 + it is clear that many liquid-crystal forming molecules, specially,
97 + bent-core molecules, could be modeled more accurately by
98 + incorporating electrostatic interaction.
99 +
100 + In this chapter, we consider system consisting of banana-shaped
101 + molecule represented by three rigid GB particles with one or two
102 + point dipoles at different location. Performing a series of
103 + molecular dynamics simulations, we explore the structural properties
104 + of tilted smectic phases as well as the effect of electrostatic
105 + interactions.
106 +
107   \section{\label{liquidCrystalSection:model}Model}
108  
109 < \section{\label{liquidCrystalSection:methods}Methods}
109 > A typical banana-shaped molecule consists of a rigid aromatic
110 > central bent unit with several rod-like wings which are held
111 > together by some linking units and terminal chains (see
112 > Fig.~\ref{LCFig:BananaMolecule}). In this work, each banana-shaped
113 > mesogen has been modeled as a rigid body consisting of three
114 > equivalent prolate ellipsoidal GB particles. The GB interaction
115 > potential used to mimic the apolar characteristics of liquid crystal
116 > molecules takes the familiar form of Lennard-Jones function with
117 > orientation and position dependent range ($\sigma$) and well depth
118 > ($\epsilon$) parameters. The potential between a pair of three-site
119 > banana-shaped molecules $a$ and $b$ is given by
120 > \begin{equation}
121 > V_{ab}^{GB}  = \sum\limits_{i \in a,j \in b} {V_{ij}^{GB} }.
122 > \end{equation}
123 > Every site-site interaction can can be expressed as,
124 > \begin{equation}
125 > V_{ij}^{GB}  = 4\epsilon (\hat u_i ,\hat u_j ,\hat r_{ij} )\left[
126 > {\left( {\frac{{\sigma _0 }}{{r_{ij}  - \sigma (\hat u_i ,\hat u_j
127 > ,\hat r_{ij} )}}} \right)^{12}  - \left( {\frac{{\sigma _0
128 > }}{{r_{ij}  - \sigma (\hat u_i ,\hat u_j ,\hat r_{ij} )}}} \right)^6
129 > } \right] \label{LCEquation:gb}
130 > \end{equation}
131 > where $\hat u_i,\hat u_j$ are unit vectors specifying the
132 > orientation of two molecules $i$ and $j$ separated by intermolecular
133 > vector $r_{ij}$. $\hat r_{ij}$ is the unit vector along the
134 > intermolecular vector. A schematic diagram of the orientation
135 > vectors is shown in Fig.\ref{LCFigure:GBScheme}. The functional form
136 > for $\sigma$ is given by
137 > \begin{equation}
138 > \sigma (\hat u_i ,\hat u_i ,\hat r_{ij} ) = \sigma _0 \left[ {1 -
139 > \frac{\chi }{2}\left( {\frac{{(\hat r_{ij}  \cdot \hat u_i  + \hat
140 > r_{ij}  \cdot \hat u_j )^2 }}{{1 + \chi \hat u_i  \cdot \hat u_j }}
141 > + \frac{{(\hat r_{ij}  \cdot \hat u_i  - \hat r_{ij}  \cdot \hat u_j
142 > )^2 }}{{1 - \chi \hat u_i  \cdot \hat u_j }}} \right)} \right]^{ -
143 > \frac{1}{2}},
144 > \end{equation}
145 > where the aspect ratio of the particles is governed by shape
146 > anisotropy parameter
147 > \begin{equation}
148 > \chi  = \frac{{(\sigma _e /\sigma _s )^2  - 1}}{{(\sigma _e /\sigma
149 > _s )^2  + 1}}.
150 > \label{LCEquation:chi}
151 > \end{equation}
152 > Here, $\sigma_ s$ and $\sigma_{e}$ refer to the side-by-side breadth
153 > and the end-to-end length of the ellipsoid, respectively. The well
154 > depth parameters takes the form
155 > \begin{equation}
156 > \epsilon (\hat u_i ,\hat u_j ,\hat r_{ij} ) = \epsilon _0 \epsilon
157 > ^v (\hat u_i ,\hat u_j )\epsilon '^\mu (\hat u_i ,\hat u_j ,\hat
158 > r_{ij} )
159 > \end{equation}
160 > where $\epsilon_{0}$ is a constant term and
161 > \begin{equation}
162 > \epsilon (\hat u_i ,\hat u_j ) = \frac{1}{{\sqrt {1 - \chi ^2 (\hat
163 > u_i  \cdot \hat u_j )^2 } }}
164 > \end{equation}
165 > and
166 > \begin{equation}
167 > \epsilon '(\hat u_i ,\hat u_j ,\hat r_{ij} ) = 1 - \frac{{\chi
168 > '}}{2}\left[ {\frac{{(\hat r_{ij}  \cdot \hat u_i  + \hat r_{ij}
169 > \cdot \hat u_j )^2 }}{{1 + \chi '\hat u_i  \cdot \hat u_j }} +
170 > \frac{{(\hat r_{ij}  \cdot \hat u_i  - \hat r_{ij}  \cdot \hat u_j
171 > )^2 }}{{1 - \chi '\hat u_i  \cdot \hat u_j }}} \right]
172 > \end{equation}
173 > where the well depth anisotropy parameter $\chi '$ depends on the
174 > ratio between \textit{end-to-end} well depth $\epsilon _e$ and
175 > \textit{side-by-side} well depth $\epsilon_s$,
176 > \begin{equation}
177 > \chi ' = \frac{{1 - (\epsilon _e /\epsilon _s )^{1/\mu} }}{{1 +
178 > (\epsilon _e /\epsilon _s )^{1/\mu} }}.
179 > \end{equation}
180  
181 < \section{\label{liquidCrystalSection:resultDiscussion}Results and Discussion}
181 > \begin{figure}
182 > \centering
183 > \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{banana.eps}
184 > \caption[]{} \label{LCFig:BananaMolecule}
185 > \end{figure}
186 >
187 > %\begin{figure}
188 > %\centering
189 > %\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{bananGB.eps}
190 > %\caption[]{} \label{LCFigure:BananaGB}
191 > %\end{figure}
192 >
193 > \begin{figure}
194 > \centering
195 > \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{gb_scheme.eps}
196 > \caption[]{Schematic diagram showing definitions of the orientation
197 > vectors for a pair of Gay-Berne molecules}
198 > \label{LCFigure:GBScheme}
199 > \end{figure}
200 >
201 > To account for the permanent dipolar interactions, there should be
202 > an electrostatic interaction term of the form
203 > \begin{equation}
204 > V_{ab}^{dp}  = \sum\limits_{i \in a,j \in b} {\frac{1}{{4\pi
205 > \epsilon _{fs} }}\left[ {\frac{{\mu _i  \cdot \mu _j }}{{r_{ij}^3 }}
206 > - \frac{{3\left( {\mu _i  \cdot r_{ij} } \right)\left( {\mu _i \cdot
207 > r_{ij} } \right)}}{{r_{ij}^5 }}} \right]}
208 > \end{equation}
209 > where $\epsilon _{fs}$ is the permittivity of free space.
210 >
211 > \section{Computational Methodology}
212 >
213 > A series of molecular dynamics simulations were perform to study the
214 > phase behavior of banana shaped liquid crystals. In each simulation,
215 > every banana shaped molecule has been represented by three GB
216 > particles which is characterized by $\mu = 1,~ \nu = 2,
217 > ~\epsilon_{e}/\epsilon_{s} = 1/5$ and $\sigma_{e}/\sigma_{s} = 3$.
218 > All of the simulations begin with same equilibrated isotropic
219 > configuration where 1024 molecules without dipoles were confined in
220 > a $160\times 160 \times 120$ box. After the dipolar interactions are
221 > switched on, 2~ns NPTi cooling run with themostat of 2~ps and
222 > barostat of 50~ps were used to equilibrate the system to desired
223 > temperature and pressure.
224 >
225 > \subsection{Order Parameters}
226 >
227 > To investigate the phase structure of the model liquid crystal, we
228 > calculated various order parameters and correlation functions.
229 > Particulary, the $P_2$ order parameter allows us to estimate average
230 > alignment along the director axis $Z$ which can be identified from
231 > the largest eigen value obtained by diagonalizing the order
232 > parameter tensor
233 > \begin{equation}
234 > \overleftrightarrow{\mathsf{Q}} = \frac{1}{N}\sum_i^N %
235 >    \begin{pmatrix} %
236 >    u_{ix}u_{ix}-\frac{1}{3} & u_{ix}u_{iy} & u_{ix}u_{iz} \\
237 >    u_{iy}u_{ix} & u_{iy}u_{iy}-\frac{1}{3} & u_{iy}u_{iz} \\
238 >    u_{iz}u_{ix} & u_{iz}u_{iy} & u_{iz}u_{iz}-\frac{1}{3} %
239 >    \end{pmatrix},
240 > \label{lipidEq:po1}
241 > \end{equation}
242 > where the $u_{i\alpha}$ is the $\alpha$ element of the unit vector
243 > $\mathbf{\hat{u}}_i$, and the sum over $i$ averages over the whole
244 > collection of unit vectors. The $P_2$ order parameter for uniaxial
245 > phase is then simply given by
246 > \begin{equation}
247 > \langle P_2 \rangle = \frac{3}{2}\lambda_{\text{max}}.
248 > \label{lipidEq:po3}
249 > \end{equation}
250 > In addition to the $P_2$ order parameter, $ R_{2,2}^2$ order
251 > parameter for biaxial phase is introduced to describe the ordering
252 > in the plane orthogonal to the director by
253 > \begin{equation}
254 > R_{2,2}^2  = \frac{1}{4}\left\langle {(x_i  \cdot X)^2  - (x_i \cdot
255 > Y)^2  - (y_i  \cdot X)^2  + (y_i  \cdot Y)^2 } \right\rangle
256 > \end{equation}
257 > where $X$, $Y$ and $Z$ are axis of the director frame.
258 >
259 > \subsection{Structure Properties}
260 >
261 > It is more important to show the density correlation along the
262 > director
263 > \begin{equation}
264 > g(z) =< \delta (z-z_{ij})>_{ij} / \pi R^{2} \rho
265 > \end{equation},
266 > where $z_{ij} = r_{ij} \dot Z$ was measured in the director frame
267 > and $R$ is the radius of the cylindrical sampling region.
268 >
269 > \subsection{Rotational Invariants}
270 >
271 > As a useful set of correlation functions to describe
272 > position-orientation correlation, rotation invariants were first
273 > applied in a spherical symmetric system to study x-ray and light
274 > scatting\cite{Blum1971}. Latterly, expansion of the orientation pair
275 > correlation in terms of rotation invariant for molecules of
276 > arbitrary shape was introduce by Stone\cite{Stone1978} and adopted
277 > by other researchers in liquid crystal studies\cite{Berardi2000}.
278 >
279 > \begin{eqnarray}
280 > S_{22}^{220} (r) & = & \frac{1}{{4\sqrt 5 }}\left\langle {\delta (r
281 > - r_{ij} )((\hat x_i  \cdot \hat x_j )^2  - (\hat x_i  \cdot \hat
282 > y_j )^2  - (\hat y_i  \cdot \hat x_j )^2  + (\hat y_i  \cdot \hat
283 > y_j
284 > )^2 ) \right.\\
285 > & & \left.- 2(\hat x_i  \cdot \hat y_j )(\hat y_i \cdot \hat x_j ) -
286 > 2(\hat x_i  \cdot \hat x_j )(\hat y_i  \cdot \hat y_j ))}
287 > \right\rangle
288 > \end{eqnarray}
289 >
290 > \begin{equation}
291 > S_{00}^{221} (r) =  - \frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{{\sqrt {10} }}\left\langle
292 > {\delta (r - r_{ij} )((\hat z_i  \cdot \hat z_j )(\hat z_i  \cdot
293 > \hat z_j  \times \hat r_{ij} ))} \right\rangle
294 > \end{equation}
295 >
296 > \section{Results and Conclusion}
297 > \label{sec:results and conclusion}
298 >
299 > To investigate the molecular organization behavior due to different
300 > dipolar orientation and position with respect to the center of the
301 > molecule,

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