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Magnetic field induced orientational bistability in a ferronematic cell

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.
525-534
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.
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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, 525-534. (doi:10.1080/10587250210569).

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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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Published date: 2002

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Local EPrints ID: 39260
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/39260
PURE UUID: 7d08a5a9-1ed3-4715-b2f5-33e9390ffea6
ORCID for T.J. Sluckin: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9163-0061

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Date deposited: 26 Jun 2006
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:32

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Author: S.V. Burylov
Author: V.I. Zadorozhnii
Author: I.P. Pinkevich
Author: V.Yu. Reshetnyak
Author: T.J. Sluckin ORCID iD

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