Atomic force microscopy as a tool for atom manipulation

O Custance, R Perez, S Morita - Nature nanotechnology, 2009 - nature.com
During the past 20 years, the manipulation of atoms and molecules at surfaces has allowed
the construction and characterization of model systems that could, potentially, act as building …

Imaging prototypical aromatic molecules on insulating surfaces: a review

R Hoffmann-Vogel - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Insulating substrates allow for in-plane contacted molecular electronics devices where the
molecule is in contact with the insulator. For the development of such devices it is important …

Effects of different wheels on the mobility of thermally driven fullerenes-based nanotrucks

MA Bakhtiari, SN Tavoosi, H Shaygani… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2023 - Elsevier
The current study presents the first investigation in which the performance of different-size
fullerene-based nanotrucks on different gold substrates was evaluated. For this aim, the …

Investigating the surface gradient effects on the nano-machine's motion

H Shaygani, MA Bakhtiari, S Seifi, YM Mofrad… - Computational Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
The main goal of this study is to consider the simultaneous effect of the surface gradient and
the temperature changes on nano-machine migration on gold substrates. By so doing, we …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of fullerene motion on thermally activated gold substrates with different shapes

A Shamloo, MA Bakhtiari, M Tohidloo, S Seifi - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
In the current study, the regime of motion of fullerene molecules on substrates with different
shapes at a range of specific temperatures has been investigated. To do so, the potential …

Modeling the self-assembly of benzenedicarboxylic acids using monte carlo and molecular dynamics simulations

N Martsinovich, A Troisi - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2010 - ACS Publications
We present a theoretical modeling study of self-assembly of molecules into two-dimensional
(2D) hydrogen-bonded networks. We compare two computational techniques, molecular …

Forces during the controlled displacement of organic molecules

G Langewisch, J Falter, H Fuchs, A Schirmeisen - Physical Review Letters, 2013 - APS
In the ongoing effort to miniaturize the functional elements in electronic devices, molecular
dimensions are currently approached. Scanning probe microscopy has demonstrated …

Directing the diffusive motion of fullerene-based nanocars using nonplanar gold surfaces

A Nemati, HN Pishkenari, A Meghdari… - Physical Chemistry …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
A new method for guiding the motion of fullerene and fullerene-based nanocars is
introduced in this paper. The effects of non-flat substrates on the motion of C60, a nanocar …

A close look at the motion of C60 on gold

HN Pishkenari, A Nemati, A Meghdari… - Current Applied …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this paper, we have studied the motion of buckminsterfullerene (C 60) on a gold surface
by analyzing its potential energy and using classical molecular dynamics method. The …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation the behavior of different fullerenes on graphene surface

MA Bakhtiari, M Fathi, F Abdolmohammadi… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In the present study, the regime of motion of fullerene molecules on graphene substrate in a
specific temperature range is investigated. The potential energy of fullerene molecules is …