Influence of the anisometry of magnetic particles on the isotropic-nematic phase transition

Gdovinova, V. and Tomasovicova, N. and Éber, Nándor and Tóth Katona, Tibor and Zavisova, V. and Timko, M. and Kopcansky, P. (2014) Influence of the anisometry of magnetic particles on the isotropic-nematic phase transition. LIQUID CRYSTALS, 41 (12). pp. 1773-1777. ISSN 0267-8292

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Abstract

The influence of the shape anisotropy of magnetic particles on the isotropic-nematic phase transi- tion was studied in ferronematics based on the nematic liquid crystal 4-(trans-4-n-hexylcyclohexyl)- isothiocyanato-benzene (6CHBT). The liquid crystal was doped with spherical or rod-like magnetic particles of different size and volume concentrations. The phase transition from isotropic to ne- matic phase was observed by polarizing microscope as well as by capacitance measurements. The influence of the concentration and the shape anisotropy of the magnetic particles on the isotropic- nematic phase transition in liquid crystal is demonstrated. The results are in a good agreement with recent theoretical predictions.

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