Monte Carlo simulation of discotic liquid crystals. The anchoring can be tuned at either substrate by varying the extent to which a particle is allowed to penetrate it. If the anchoring at the two substrates are very different, there is a linear variation from planar alignment at one substrate to homeotropic at the other. Video for the EPT 2022 Photo competition. Video by Candy Deck/NTNU
Monte Carlo simulation of discotic liquid crystals. The anchoring can be tuned at either substrate by varying the extent to which a particle is allowed to penetrate it. If the anchoring at the two substrates are very different, there is a linear variation from planar alignment at one substrate to homeotropic at the other. Video for the EPT 2022 Photo competition. Video by Candy Deck/NTNU