Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.110, No.24, 12183-12192, 1999
Monte Carlo simulations of smectic phase transitions in flexible-rigid-flexible molecules
The effect on phase behavior of adding flexible terminal chains to a rigid core is examined with a simple model particle. It is discovered that two types of smectic phase appear in the phase diagram, a smectic A phase and a smectic C phase. The detailed nature of these phases is examined, as is the type of transition that takes place and the particle properties that drive the transition.