Biao Yan
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Biao Yan has a total of 3 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Daniel Martínez-Fernández
Institute for Optoelectronic Systems and Microtechnology (ISOM) and Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales (ETSII), Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM), José Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
1 shared publication - Katerina Foteinopoulou
Institute for Optoelectronic Systems and Microtechnology (ISOM) and Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales (ETSII), Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM), José Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
1 shared publication - Nikos Ch. Karayiannis
Institute for Optoelectronic Systems and Microtechnology (ISOM) and Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales (ETSII), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
Molecular Simulation of the Isotropic-to-Nematic Transition of Rod-like Polymers in Bulk and Under Confinement
We conduct extensive Monte Carlo simulations to investigate the factors that control the isotropic-to-nematic transition of hard colloidal polymers in bulk and under various conditions of confinement. Utilizing a highly idealized model, polymers are represented as linear chains of tangent hard spheres of uniform length, whose stiffness is controlled by a bending potential leading to rod-like configurations. Confinement is realized through the presence of flat, parallel, and impenetrable walls in one, two, or three dimensions while periodic boundary conditions are applied on the unconstrained dimensions. All simulations are performed through the Simu-D software, composed of conventional and advanced, chain-connectivity-altering Monte Carlo algorithms. We explore in detail how distinct factors, including chain length, stiffness, confinement, and packing density affect the isotropic-to-nematic transition exhibited by the polymer chains and identify with high precision the concentration range where this phase change takes place as a function of the applied conditions.
Open AccessMolecular Simulation of the Isotropic-to-Nematic Transition of Rod-like Polymers in Bulk and Under Confinement
We conduct extensive Monte Carlo simulations to investigate the factors that control the isotropic-to-nematic transition of hard colloidal polymers in bulk and under various conditions of confinement. Utilizing a highly idealized model, polymers are represented as linear chains of tangent hard spheres of uniform length, whose stiffness is controlled by a bending potential leading to rod-like configurations. Confinement is realized through the presence of flat, parallel, and impenetrable walls in one, two, or three dimensions while periodic boundary conditions are applied on the unconstrained dimensions. All simulations are performed through the Simu-D software, composed of conventional and advanced, chain-connectivity-altering Monte Carlo algorithms. We explore in detail how distinct factors, including chain length, stiffness, confinement, and packing density affect the isotropic-to-nematic transition exhibited by the polymer chains and identify with high precision the concentration range where this phase change takes place as a function of the applied conditions.