The structural transitions in ferronematics in combined electric and magnetic fields

Abstract The electric Fredericksz transition in 8CB-based ferronematics exposed to strong magnetic field was studied both theoretically (by means of the Burylov and Raikher's theory) and experimentally (using capacity measurements). The estimated values of anchoring energy of order W ∼10 −4 N/m and parameter ω ∼1–4 indicate the presence of intermediate type of anchoring (between soft and rigid) in studied thermotropic ferronematic.