Critical behavior of self-assembled rigid rods on triangular and honeycomb lattices

Using Monte Carlo simulations and finite-size scaling analysis, the critical behavior of self-assembled rigid rods on triangular and honeycomb lattices at intermediate density has been studied. The system is composed of monomers with two attractive (sticky) poles that, by decreasing temperature or i...

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Published in:The Journal of chemical physics 2010-10, Vol.133 (13), p.134702-134702-5
Main Authors: López, L. G., Linares, D. H., Ramirez-Pastor, A. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Gases - chemistry
Models, Molecular
Molecular Conformation
Monte Carlo Method
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Summary:Using Monte Carlo simulations and finite-size scaling analysis, the critical behavior of self-assembled rigid rods on triangular and honeycomb lattices at intermediate density has been studied. The system is composed of monomers with two attractive (sticky) poles that, by decreasing temperature or increasing density, polymerize reversibly into chains with three allowed directions and, at the same time, undergo a continuous isotropic-nematic (IN) transition. The determination of the critical exponents, along with the behavior of Binder cumulants, indicate that the IN transition belongs to the q = 1 Potts universality class.
ISSN:0021-9606
1089-7690
DOI:10.1063/1.3483602