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Abstract
We present a simple coarse-grained lattice model for monodomain biaxial liquid-crystal elastomers and perform large-scale Monte Carlo simulations in the proposed model system. Orientational ordering--uniaxial or biaxial--reflects in sample deformations on cooling the system. The simulation output is used to predict calorimetry data and deuterium magnetic resonance spectra.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18357411 DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2007-10280-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur Phys J E Soft Matter ISSN: 1292-8941 Impact factor: 1.890