Surface stabilized nematic phase in a magnetic fluid

Authors
Barbero, G Bourdon, A Bee, A Neto, AMF
Citation
G. Barbero et al., Surface stabilized nematic phase in a magnetic fluid, PHYS LETT A, 259(3-4), 1999, pp. 314-319
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICS LETTERS A
ISSN journal
03759601 → ACNP
Volume
259
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
314 - 319
Database
ISI
SICI code
0375-9601(19990816)259:3-4<314:SSNPIA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The wetting of glass surfaces by magnetic fluids (ferrofluids) is treated t heoretically as a wall-induced orientational nematic ordering. The nematic coherence length of the surface stabilized ordered phase is assumed to be a bout a few magnetic grain sizes. in this framework the surface order parame ter is evaluated to 0.3. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All ri ghts reserved.