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Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 208302 (2003) [4 pages]

Domain Wall Tip for Manipulation of Magnetic Particles

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L. E. Helseth and T. M. Fischer
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4390, USA

T. H. Johansen
Department of Physics, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1048 Blindern, Norway

Received 28 March 2003; published 12 November 2003

We demonstrate a method for manipulation of single magnetic microparticles based on a domain wall tip displaced in a controlled manner. By applying an external magnetic field, the tip can either drag or push magnetic particles. This kind of tweezers has potential applications in probing and manipulating colloidal systems.

© 2003 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.208302
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.208302
PACS:
85.85.+j