Spontaneous liquid crystal and ferromagnetic ordering of colloidal magnetic nanoplates

M. Shuai; A. Klittnick; Y. Shen; G. P. Smith; M. R. Tuchband; C. Zhu; R. G. Petschek; A. Mertelj; D. Lisjak; M. Čopič; J. E. Maclennan; M. A. Glaser; N. A. Clark

doi:10.1038/ncomms10394

Nature Communications (Jan 2016)

Spontaneous liquid crystal and ferromagnetic ordering of colloidal magnetic nanoplates

M. Shuai,
A. Klittnick,
Y. Shen,
G. P. Smith,
M. R. Tuchband,
C. Zhu,
R. G. Petschek,
A. Mertelj,
D. Lisjak,
M. Čopič,
J. E. Maclennan,
M. A. Glaser,
N. A. Clark

Affiliations

M. Shuai: Department of Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado
A. Klittnick: Department of Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado
Y. Shen: Department of Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado
G. P. Smith: Department of Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado
M. R. Tuchband: Department of Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado
C. Zhu: Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
R. G. Petschek: Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University
A. Mertelj: Jozef Stefan Institute
D. Lisjak: Jozef Stefan Institute
M. Čopič: Jozef Stefan Institute
J. E. Maclennan: Department of Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado
M. A. Glaser: Department of Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado
N. A. Clark: Department of Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10394
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Ferromagnetism has been known as a material property of solids since the time of the ancient Greeks. Here, Shuai et al. report that magnetic nanoplates suspended in a simple solvent can spontaneously align to form a ferromagnetic liquid, capable of both producing and sensing magnetic fields.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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