The Anchoring Energy of Liquid Crystal Molecules to Magnetic Particles in HAB-Based Ferronematics

In this work we describe the magnetic Freedericksz transition in HAB-based (4, 4'-di-n-heptylazoxybenzene) ferronematics. The ferronematic samples were prepared with two different volume concentrations of magnetic particles $φ_1 = 2×10^{-5}$ and $φ_2 = 2×10^{-4}$. The liquid crystal HAB is nematic at the temperatures from ≈53°C to 70°C and smectic A at the temperatures under 53°C. The anisotropy of dielectric permitivity of HAB liquid crystal is positive in nematic phase and negative in smectic A phase. The magnetic Fredericksz transition was studied in nematic phase at temperature 60°C.