Abstract
We explored how to increase liquid crystal sensitivity to external magnetic fields. Suspensions consisting of a mixture of liquid crystal and spindle type mono-dispersed hematite nano-particles at concentrations lower than 1 wt% were prepared. The Fréedericksz transition threshold for the suspensions appeared to be lower than for the pure liquid crystal. It was proved that adding canted antiferromagnetic nano-particles in liquid crystals increased their sensitivity to magnetic field while no change of the basic mesogenic properties of the matrix occurred.
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