Ordering, clustering, and wetting of hard rods in extreme confinement

This work builds the phase diagrams of hard spherocylinders for aspect ratios of 8, 10 and 16 in the quasi-two-dimensional regime. The fact that these phase diagrams share similar characteristics allows for the construction of a master phase diagram. Besides delimiting the isotropic, nematic, and solid phases, particular attention is paid to the wetting behavior of the particles on the confining walls.