Magnetic deformation of self-assembled sexithiophene spherical nanocapsules

I.O. Shklyarevskiy, P. Jonkheijm, P.C.M. Christianen, A.P.H.J. Schenning, E.W. Meijer, O. Henze, A.F.M. Kilbinger, W.J. Feast, A. Guerzo, del, J.P. Desvergne, J.C. Maan

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Abstract

We report the exptl. observation of magnetic field deformation of spherical nanocapsules, self-assembled from sexithiophene mols., into oblate spheroids, confirming a long-standing theor. 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 org. mols.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1112-1113
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume127
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

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