Computer Simulation of the dipolar Gay-Berne Model II : Effect of dipole making angles with the molecular axis on mesophase formation

Abstract

Monte Carlo simulations using the Gay-Berne model with a point dipole making angles with the molecular axis are undertaken using the reaction field method in a treatment of a long range dipolar interaction. Calculations are performed for the two systems composed of particles with the transverse dipole moment located at the center or the end of the molecule. The effects of the dipole making angles with the molecular axis on the transition temperatures and the microstructures for the liquid crystals have been investigated.