[HTML][HTML] Artificial molecular machines
The widespread use of molecular machines in biology has long suggested that great
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …
Porphyrins at interfaces
Porphyrins and other tetrapyrrole macrocycles possess an impressive variety of functional
properties that have been exploited in natural and artificial systems. Different metal centres …
properties that have been exploited in natural and artificial systems. Different metal centres …
Towards single molecule switches
The concept of using single molecules as key building blocks for logic gates, diodes and
transistors to perform basic functions of digital electronic devices at the molecular scale has …
transistors to perform basic functions of digital electronic devices at the molecular scale has …
Synthetic molecular motors and mechanical machines
The widespread use of controlled molecular‐level motion in key natural processes suggests
that great rewards could come from bridging the gap between the present generation of …
that great rewards could come from bridging the gap between the present generation of …
Current-induced hydrogen tautomerization and conductance switching of naphthalocyanine molecules
P Liljeroth, J Repp, G Meyer - Science, 2007 - science.org
The bistability in the position of the two hydrogen atoms in the inner cavity of single free-
base naphthalocyanine molecules constitutes a two-level system that was manipulated and …
base naphthalocyanine molecules constitutes a two-level system that was manipulated and …
Controlled clockwise and anticlockwise rotational switching of a molecular motor
The design of artificial molecular machines,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, often takes inspiration from
macroscopic machines,,,,,,. However, the parallels between the two systems are often only …
macroscopic machines,,,,,,. However, the parallels between the two systems are often only …
A surface-anchored molecular four-level conductance switch based on single proton transfer
The development of a variety of nanoscale applications, requires the fabrication and control
of atomic,, or molecular switches, that can be reversibly operated by light, a short-range …
of atomic,, or molecular switches, that can be reversibly operated by light, a short-range …
Voltage-driven control of single-molecule keto-enol equilibrium in a two-terminal junction system
Keto-enol tautomerism, describing an equilibrium involving two tautomers with distinctive
structures, provides a promising platform for modulating nanoscale charge transport …
structures, provides a promising platform for modulating nanoscale charge transport …
Multi-level memory-switching properties of a single brain microtubule
We demonstrate that a single brain-neuron-extracted microtubule is a memory-switching
element, whose hysteresis loss is nearly zero. Our study shows how a memory-state forms in …
element, whose hysteresis loss is nearly zero. Our study shows how a memory-state forms in …
Quantum interference in acyclic systems: Conductance of cross-conjugated molecules
We calculate that significant quantum interference effects can be observed in elastic electron
transport through acyclic molecules. Interference features are evident in the transmission …
transport through acyclic molecules. Interference features are evident in the transmission …