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Entropy-driven impurity-induced nematic-isotropic transition of liquid crystals
Pritam Kumar Jana, Julien Lam, Nagma Parveen +2
Phase behavior of liquid crystals is of long-standing interest due to numerous applications, with one of the key issues being how the presence of impurities affects the liquid crys…
Solvent-mediated interactions between nanostructures: from water to Lennard-Jones liquid
Julien Lam, James F. Lutsko
Solvent-mediated interactions emerge from complex mechanisms that depend on the solute structure, its wetting properties and the nature of the liquid. While numerous studies have f…
Classical density functional theory, unconstrained crystallization, and polymorphic behavior
James F. Lutsko, Julien Lam
While in principle, finite temperature density functional theory (ftDFT) should be a powerful tool for the study of crystallization, in practice this has not so far been the case.…
Solute particle near a nanopore: influence of size and surface properties on the solvent-mediated forces
Julien Lam, James F. Lutsko
Nanoscopic pores are used in various systems to attract nanoparticles. In general the behaviour is a result of two types of interactions: the material specific affinity and the sol…
Lattice induced crystallization of nanodroplets: the role of finite-size effects and substrate properties in controlling polymorphism
Julien Lam, James F. Lutsko
Targeting specific technological applications requires the control of nanoparticle properties, especially the crystalline polymorph. Freezing a nanodroplet deposited on a solid sub…