Ferromagnetism in suspensions of magnetic platelets in liquid crystal

Nature

Volumn 504, Issue 7479, 2013, Pages 237-241

  Mertelj, Alenka ^a   Lisjak, Darja ^a   Drofenik, Miha ^a,b   Čopič, Martin ^a,c  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC PLATELET; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COLLOID; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HEATING; ISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETIZATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT;

ARTICLE; FERROMAGNETISM; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84890404005     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature12863     Document Type: Article

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