title: Magnetic deformation of self-assembled sexithiophene spherical nanocapsules.
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.
authors.affiliation: High Field Magnet Laboratory, Radboud University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Igor O
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Shklyarevskiy
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jonkheijm
authors.forename: Peter C M
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Christianen
authors.forename: Albertus P H J
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Schenning
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Meijer
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Henze
authors.forename: Andreas F M
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Kilbinger
authors.forename: W James
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Feast
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Del Guerzo
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Desvergne
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Maan