First ESiM publication: A Nanocar and Rotor in one molecule
Published on in ESIM NEWS
A collaboration between 4 ESiM partners (TU Dresden, IPF Dresden, CNRS Toulouse, CSIC San Sebastian) has shown that a zwitterionic single-molecule machine can work in two different ways under bias voltage pulses. It is a unidirectional rotor while anchored on the surface. It is a fast drivable molecule vehicle (nanocar) while physisorbed.
In the same experimental conditions, the ESIM partners investigated the inelastic tunneling excitation producing the movement for both the unidirectional rotation of the rotor and the directed movement of the nanocar. The work represents an important step towards the realization of single-molecule machines, converting electrical energy in selected movement.
The work is published in ACS Nano as Article ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c12128
In the same experimental conditions, the ESIM partners investigated the inelastic tunneling excitation producing the movement for both the unidirectional rotation of the rotor and the directed movement of the nanocar. The work represents an important step towards the realization of single-molecule machines, converting electrical energy in selected movement.
The work is published in ACS Nano as Article ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c12128