Molecular dynamics simulations of the response to oscillating electric field elicited from an
altitudinal dipolar molecular rotor mounted on the Au (111) surface and previously studied …

Understanding and actuating the rotation of individual molecules on surfaces is a crucial
step towards the development of nanoscale devices such as fluid pumps, sensors, delay …

Surface-bound molecular rotors provide a useful way to study the structure and dynamics of
molecular motion at the single-molecule level. However, when most molecules adsorb on a …

Thioether molecular rotors show great promise as nanoscale models for exploring the
fundamental limits of thermally and electrically driven molecular rotation. By using time …

One of the key challenges in the construction of atomic-scale circuits and molecular
machines is to design molecular rotors and switches by controlling the linear or rotational …

Molecular devices are capable of performing a number of functions from mechanical motion
to simple computation. Their utility is somewhat limited, however, by difficulties associated …

Molecular rotational motion is crucial in artificial molecular machines and is expected to be
very significant for the development of an electronic information molecular machine as …

Two-dimensional arrays of molecular rotors may provide entirely new approaches to signal
processing, sensing, the development of dielectrics, and energy modulation, all based on …

Excitation of single molecules with electrons tunneling between a sharp metallic tip of a
scanning tunneling microscope and a metal surface is one way to study and control …

An alkyl chain-substituted multidecker porphyrin (a cerium double-decker porphyrin
(CeDDP) and a lanthanum triple-decker porphyrin (LaTDP)) complexes were arranged in a …