Enhanced magneto-optical properties of suspensions of spindle type mono-dispersed hematite nano-particles in liquid crystal
- Ouskova, E. Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
- Buluy, O. Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
- Blanc, C. Laboratoire des Colloides, des Verres et des Nano-mateacuteriaux (UMR 5587) Universiteacute Montpellier II, France
- Dietsch, Hervé Adolphe Merkle Institute and Fribourg Center for Nanomaterials, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Mertelj, A. Complex Matter Department, J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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13.07.2010
Published in:
- Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals. - 2010, vol. 525, p. 104 - 111
English
We explored how to increase liquid crystal sensitivity to external magnetic fields. Suspensions consisting of a mixture of liquid crystal and spindle type mono-dispersed hematite nano-particles at concentrations lower than 1 wt% were prepared. The Freacuteedericksz transition threshold for the suspensions appeared to be lower than for the pure liquid crystal. It was proved that adding canted antiferromagnetic nano-particles in liquid crystals increased their sensitivity to magnetic field while no change of the basic mesogenic properties of the matrix occurred.
- Faculty
- Faculté des sciences et de médecine
- Department
- AMI - Soft Nanoscience
- Language
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- English
- Classification
- Chemistry
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- RERO DOC 20210
- DOI 10.1080/15421401003796108
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/301693
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