期刊
LIQUID CRYSTALS
卷 44, 期 12-13, 页码 1979-1989出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2017.1342005
关键词
Chromonic; simulation; modelling; coarse-grained; thermodynamics
资金
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/J004413/1]
- EPSRC [EP/J004413/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/J004413/1, 1653213] Funding Source: researchfish
Two top-down coarse-grained molecular simulation models for a chromonic liquid crystal, 3,6,7,10,11-hexa-(1,4,7-trioxa-octyl)-triphenylene, are tested. We use an extension of the well-known MARTINI model and develop a new coarse-grained model based on statistical associating fluid theory (SAFT)-gamma perturbation theory. For both models, we demonstrate self-assembly in the isotropic phase of the chromonic and we test the effectiveness of both models in terms of the structures of the chromonic aggregates that are produced in solution and the thermodynamics of association. The latter is tested by calculations of the potential of mean force for dimers in solution, which measures the strength of molecular association. SAFT-gamma provides valuable insights into the thermodynamics of assembly. Exploration of a range of interactions between unlike sites demonstrates that chromonic self-assembly only occurs in a small parameter space where the hydrophilic-lipophilic balance between aromatic core and ethylene oxide chains is optimal. Outside of this balance, chromonic self-assembly is replaced by the formation of conglomerates of molecules or short stacks. [GRAPHICS] .
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