Magnetic field induced orientational bistability in a ferronematic cell
Magnetic field induced orientational bistability in a ferronematic cell
The equilibrium states of a suspension of single-domain ferroparticles in a nematic liquid-crystalline homeotropic cell subject to an external magnetic field are studied. We predict the existence of magnetic field induced orientational bistability in such a system in a magnetic field ?102 Oe. The existence of the bistability phenomenon is governed by conditions on the cell thickness and on the director anchoring energy. The effect can be controlled using a small bias magnetic field normal to the unperturbed director. The director reorientation in a magnetic field causes an effective change in refraction index, which enables the orientational bistability to be exploited in optical devices.
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Burylov, S.V.
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Zadorozhnii, V.I.
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Pinkevich, I.P.
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Reshetnyak, V.Yu.
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Sluckin, T.J.
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2002
Burylov, S.V.
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Zadorozhnii, V.I.
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Pinkevich, I.P.
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Reshetnyak, V.Yu.
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Sluckin, T.J.
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Burylov, S.V., Zadorozhnii, V.I., Pinkevich, I.P., Reshetnyak, V.Yu. and Sluckin, T.J.
(2002)
Magnetic field induced orientational bistability in a ferronematic cell.
Molecular Crystals Liquid Crystals, 375, .
(doi:10.1080/10587250210569).
Abstract
The equilibrium states of a suspension of single-domain ferroparticles in a nematic liquid-crystalline homeotropic cell subject to an external magnetic field are studied. We predict the existence of magnetic field induced orientational bistability in such a system in a magnetic field ?102 Oe. The existence of the bistability phenomenon is governed by conditions on the cell thickness and on the director anchoring energy. The effect can be controlled using a small bias magnetic field normal to the unperturbed director. The director reorientation in a magnetic field causes an effective change in refraction index, which enables the orientational bistability to be exploited in optical devices.
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