Ferroelectric and Hyper Dielectric Modes in Ferronematic Liquid Crystals

Key Points

• The research aims to analyze the properties of binary mixtures of ferronematic liquid crystal DIO and non-ferroelectric WJ-16 in terms of colossal permittivity and electrical behavior.
• Utilized polarized optical microscopy (POM) to observe liquid crystal behavior.
• Investigated electrical switching properties of DIO and WJ-16 mixture.
• Analyzed colossal permittivity characteristics through experimental setups.
• The binary mixture exhibits colossal permittivity values around 5000.
• Evidence of superparaelectricity was detected within the material.
• Observations indicate enhanced electrical response compared to individual components.