Magnetic deformation of self-assembled sexithiophene spherical nanocapsules |
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Authors: | Shklyarevskiy Igor O Jonkheijm Pascal Christianen Peter C M Schenning Albertus P H J Meijer E W Henze Oliver Kilbinger Andreas F M Feast W James Del Guerzo André Desvergne Jean-Pierre Maan J C |
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Affiliation: | High Field Magnet Laboratory, Radboud University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands. |
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Abstract: | We report the experimental observation of magnetic field deformation of spherical nanocapsules, self-assembled from sexithiophene molecules, into oblate spheroids, confirming a long-standing theoretical prediction. The magnetically deformed objects can be trapped in a compatible organogel to make them suitable for further investigations and applications. Our results show that strong magnetic forces can be effectively used, in a contact-free manner, as a tool to control the self-organization of a whole class of functional organic molecules. |
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