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http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2344| Title: | Ferronematics in magnetic and electric fields |
| Authors: | Sunil Kumar, P.B. Ranganath, G.S. |
| Keywords: | ferronematics Freedericksz transition tricritical behavior |
| Issue Date: | Dec-1989 |
| Publisher: | Gordon and Breach Science Publishers. |
| Citation: | Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 1989, Vol.177, p123-130 |
| Abstract: | We consider the effect of a magnetic field on a ferronematic. It is shown that first order Freedericksz transitions are possible in such systems as a consequence of elastic and diamagnetic anisotropies. Interestingly the possibility exists for a first order transition from a splay-bend distortion to a pure twist distortion or vice versa at a second threshold. A super-imposed electric field can also result in a first order Freedericksz transition. |
| Description: | Restricted Access. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2344 |
| ISSN: | 1058-725X |
| Alternative Location: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00268948908047776 |
| Copyright: | 1989 OPA (Overseas Publishers Association) N.V. |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Papers (SCM) |
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