Surface-bound molecular rotation can occur with the rotational axis either perpendicular
(azimuthal) or parallel (altitudinal) to the surface. The majority of molecular rotor studies …

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 …

A molecular rotor which includes a central rotator group was investigated by scanning
tunneling microscopy at 4.9 K as it was grafted on a Cu (111) surface via its two terminal …

Defining the axis of a molecular rotation is vital for the bottom-up design of molecular rotors.
The rotation of tin-phthalocyanine molecules on the Ag (111) surface is studied by scanning …

The ability to control molecular-scale motion using electrostatic interactions was
demonstrated using an N-phenylsuccinimide molecular rotor with an electrostatic pyridyl …

We describe the preparation of a compound whose molecules consist of two metal sandwich
stands carrying tentacles with affinity to metal surfaces and holding an axle that carries a …

Molecular rotors have attracted considerable interest for their prospects in nanotechnology.
However, their adsorption on supporting substrates, where they may be addressed …

We present the chemical anchoring of a DMBI-P molecule-rotor to the Au (111) surface after
a dissociation reaction. At the temperature of 5 K, the anchored rotor shows a sequential …

This paper describes a single-molecule study of N-methylbutylamine molecular rotors
supported on a Cu (111) surface. It is first demonstrated that the chirality of the individual …

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 …