Doping of nematic cyanobiphenyl liquid crystals with mesogen-hybridized magnetic nanoparticles

Ingo Appel, Hajnalka Nádasi, Christian Reitz, Nerea Sebastián, Horst Hahn, Alexey Eremin, Ralf Stannarius, Silke Behrens

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics · 2017 · 36 citations · 59 references

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Abstract

@MLx-5CB hybrids show an increased sensitivity to the magnetic field, affecting the Fréedericksz transition. The strongest effect, however, is observed in magnetic and electric fields. The coupling of the ultrasmall, spherical MNPs with the LC director in the magnetic field suggests the formation of LC-induced, anisometric MNP clusters.

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