Geneviève Comtet et al 2006 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 18 S1927 doi:10.1088/0953-8984/18/33/S10
Principles of operating molecular nanomachines by electronic excitation
Geneviève Comtet, Gérald Dujardin, Andrew J Mayne and Damien Riedel
Show affiliationsPowering and controlling the operation of a single molecule adsorbed on a surface can be achieved by using the tip of a scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) as an atomic-size source of electrons. We review the various electronic excitation processes induced by the electrons from the STM tip which are able to activate the functions of a molecular nanomachine. In particular, we review recent results illustrating the electronic control of molecular dynamics at the level of a single molecule.
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68.47.Fg Semiconductor surfaces
79.60.Dp Adsorbed layers and thin films
73.20.Hb Impurity and defect levels; energy states of adsorbed species
68.37.Ef Scanning tunneling microscopy (including chemistry induced with STM)
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Issue 33 (23 August 2006)
Received 12 January 2006
Published 4 August 2006
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Principles of operating molecular nanomachines by electronic excitation
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