TY - JOUR
T1 - Surface-induced ordering of a molecular fluid of flat hexagonal structure in a narrow graphite slit
AU - Chakrabarti, J.
AU - Kerkhof, P.J.A.M.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - We systematically investigate by Monte Carlo simulations the role of the wall structure on a fluid of flat hexagonal molecules confined between two graphite walls. Our simulations show that the centers of mass of the molecules in different layers undergo an order-disorder transition as the wall separation increases, irrespective of the details of the wall structure. The wall structure thus becomes insignificant for the intervening fluid even down to a surprisingly low wall separation.
AB - We systematically investigate by Monte Carlo simulations the role of the wall structure on a fluid of flat hexagonal molecules confined between two graphite walls. Our simulations show that the centers of mass of the molecules in different layers undergo an order-disorder transition as the wall separation increases, irrespective of the details of the wall structure. The wall structure thus becomes insignificant for the intervening fluid even down to a surprisingly low wall separation.
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevE.60.500
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevE.60.500
M3 - Article
SN - 1063-651X
VL - 60
SP - 500
EP - 503
JO - Physical Review E: Statistical, Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
JF - Physical Review E: Statistical, Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
IS - 1
ER -