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Self-assembly and mesophase formation in a non-ionic chromonic liquid crystal system: insights from dissipative particle dynamics simulations

Walker, M.; Masters, A.J.; Wilson, M.R.

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M. Walker

A.J. Masters



Abstract

Results are presented from a dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulation of a model non-ionic chromonic system, TP6EO2M, composed of a poly(ethylene glycol) functionalised aromatic (triphenylene) core. The simulations demonstrate self-assembly of chromonic molecules to form single molecule stacks in solution at low concentrations, the formation of a nematic mesophase at higher concentrations and a columnar phase in the more concentrated regime. The simulation model used allows very large system sizes, of many thousands of particles, to be studied. This provides, for the first time, an opportunity to study chromonic phase behaviour by simulation without severe restrictions imposed by system size. In the low concentration limit, the simulations demonstrate approximate isodesmic association from which a binding energy can be obtained, allowing the simulations to be tuned to reproduce the behaviour of the real experimental system.

Citation

Walker, M., Masters, A., & Wilson, M. (2014). Self-assembly and mesophase formation in a non-ionic chromonic liquid crystal system: insights from dissipative particle dynamics simulations. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16(42), 23074-23081. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cp03092c

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Sep 1, 2014
Deposit Date Feb 20, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Print ISSN 1463-9076
Electronic ISSN 1463-9084
Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 16
Issue 42
Pages 23074-23081
DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cp03092c

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