b	dimensionless parameter	(-)
B	mgnetic field	(T)
C	capacitance	(pF)
d	diameter of nanoparticle	(nm)
D	cell gap	(μm)
$h_c$	dimensionless threshold field	(-)
$K_1$	splay elastic constant	(pN)
$\overrightarrow{m}$	unit vector of the magnetization
$M_s$	saturation magnetization	(A/m)
$\overrightarrow{n}$	director
U	voltage	(V)
W	anchoring energy	(N/m)
${\mu }_0$	vacuum permeability	(H/m)
$\sigma$	dimensionless energy	(-)
$\varphi$	volume concentration	(-)
${\chi }_a$	magnetic susceptibility anisotropy	(-)
Subscripts
c	threshold value for measurements in combined
	electric and magnetic field
F	threshold value for measurements in electric and
	magnetic field separately
FN	ferronematic
LC	liquid crystal
max	maximum value
min	minimum value
Abbreviations
6CB	4-cyano-4${}^{\prime }$-hexylbiphenyl
SQUID	superconducting quantum interference device