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Semenov KN, Ageev SV, Kukaliia ON, Murin IV, Petrov AV, Iurev GO, Andoskin PA, Panova GG, Molchanov OE, Maistrenko DN, Sharoyko VV. Application of carbon nanostructures in biomedicine: realities, difficulties, prospects. Nanotoxicology 2024; 18:181-213. [PMID: 38487921 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2024.2327053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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The review systematizes data on the wide possibilities of practical application of carbon nanostructures. Much attention is paid to the use of carbon nanomaterials in medicine for the visualization of tumors during surgical interventions, in the creation of cosmetics, as well as in agriculture in the creation of fertilizers. Additionally, we demonstrate trends in research in the field of carbon nanomaterials with a view to elaborating targeted drug delivery systems. We also show the creation of nanosized medicinal substances and diagnostic systems, and the production of new biomaterials. A separate section is devoted to the difficulties in studying carbon nanomaterials. The review is intended for a wide range of readers, as well as for experts in the field of nanotechnology and nanomedicine.
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- Konstantin N Semenov
- Department of General and Bioorganic Chemistry, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Department of Basic Research, A. M. Granov Russian Research Centre for Radiology and Surgical Technologies, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of General and Bioorganic Chemistry, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of General and Bioorganic Chemistry, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of General and Bioorganic Chemistry, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of General and Bioorganic Chemistry, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Light Physiology of Plants, Agrophysical Research Institute, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of General and Bioorganic Chemistry, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Department of Basic Research, A. M. Granov Russian Research Centre for Radiology and Surgical Technologies, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Basic Research, A. M. Granov Russian Research Centre for Radiology and Surgical Technologies, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of General and Bioorganic Chemistry, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Simpson GJ, Persson M, Grill L. Adsorbate motors for unidirectional translation and transport. Nature 2023; 621:82-86. [PMID: 37673992 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06384-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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Artificial molecular motors are designed to transform external energy into useful work in the form of unidirectional motion1. They have been studied mainly in solution2-4, but also on solid surfaces5,6, which provide fixed reference points, allowing for tracking of their movement. However, these molecules require sophisticated design and synthesis, because the motor function must be imprinted into the chemical structure, and show reduced functionality on surfaces compared with in solution5-8. DNA walkers9,10, on the other hand, impart high directionality as they include the surface as part of the motor function, but they require chemical surface patterning and sequential solvent modification for motor activation. Here we show how efficient motors can operate at much smaller length scales on a homogeneous metal surface without any liquid. This is realized by combining a surface with a simple molecule, which, by itself, does not contain any motor unit. The motion, which is tracked at the single-molecule level, is triggered by intramolecular proton transfer with a corresponding modulation of the potential energy surface. Each molecule moves with 100 percent unidirectionality along an atomically defined straight line. Proof of the motor performing meaningful work is shown by controlled transport of single carbon monoxide molecules. This simplistic concept could form the basis for the controlled bottom-up assembly of nanostructures at the atomic scale.
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- Grant J Simpson
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
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Singhania A, Kalita S, Chettri P, Ghosh S. Accounts of applied molecular rotors and rotary motors: recent advances. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:3177-3208. [PMID: 37325522 PMCID: PMC10262963 DOI: 10.1039/d3na00010a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Molecular machines are nanoscale devices capable of performing mechanical works at molecular level. These systems could be a single molecule or a collection of component molecules that interrelate with one another to produce nanomechanical movements and resulting performances. The design of the components of molecular machine with bioinspired traits results in various nanomechanical motions. Some known molecular machines are rotors, motors, nanocars, gears, elevators, and so on based on their nanomechanical motion. The conversion of these individual nanomechanical motions to collective motions via integration into suitable platforms yields impressive macroscopic output at varied sizes. Instead of limited experimental acquaintances, the researchers demonstrated several applications of molecular machines in chemical transformation, energy conversion, gas/liquid separation, biomedical use, and soft material fabrication. As a result, the development of new molecular machines and their applications has accelerated over the previous two decades. This review highlights the design principles and application scopes of several rotors and rotary motor systems because these machines are used in real applications. This review also offers a systematic and thorough overview of current advancements in rotary motors, providing in-depth knowledge and predicting future problems and goals in this area.
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- Anup Singhania
- Natural Product Chemistry Group, Chemical Sciences & Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology Jorhat 785006 Assam India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201002 India
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- Natural Product Chemistry Group, Chemical Sciences & Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology Jorhat 785006 Assam India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201002 India
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- Natural Product Chemistry Group, Chemical Sciences & Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology Jorhat 785006 Assam India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201002 India
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- Natural Product Chemistry Group, Chemical Sciences & Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology Jorhat 785006 Assam India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201002 India
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Singhania A, Chatterjee S, Kalita S, Saha S, Chettri P, Gayen FR, Saha B, Sahoo P, Bandyopadhyay A, Ghosh S. An Inbuilt Electronic Pawl Gates Orbital Information Processing and Controls the Rotation of a Double Ratchet Rotary Motor. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:15595-15604. [PMID: 36926805 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c01103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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A direct external input energy source (e.g., light, chemical reaction, redox potential, etc.) is compulsory to supply energy to rotary motors for accomplishing rotation around the axis. The stator leads the direction of rotation, and a sustainable rotation requires two mutual input energy supplies (e.g., light and heat, light and pH or metal ion, etc.); however, there are some exceptions (e.g., covalent single bond rotors and/or motors). On the contrary, our experiment suggested that double ratchet rotary motors (DRMs) can harvest power from available thermal noise, kT, for sustainable rotation around the axis. Under a scanning tunneling microscope, we have imaged live thermal noise movement as a dynamic orbital density and resolved the density diagram up to the second derivative. A second input energy can synchronize multiple rotors to afford a measurable output. Therefore, we hypothesized that rotation control in a DRM must be evolved from an orbital-level information transport channel between the two coupled rotors but was not limited to the second input energy. A DRM comprises a Brownian rotor and a power stroke rotor coupled to a -C≡C- stator, where the transport of information through coupled orbitals between the two rotors is termed the vibrational information flow chain (VIFC). We test this hypothesis by studying the DRM's density functional theory calculation and variable-temperature 1H nuclear magnetic resonance. Additionally, we introduced inbuilt pawl-like functional moieties into a DRM to create different electronic environments by changing proton intercalation interactions, which gated information processing through the VIFC. The results show the VIFC can critically impact the motor's noise harvesting, resulting in variable rotational motions in DRMs.
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- Anup Singhania
- Natural Product Chemistry Group, Chemical Sciences & Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat 785006, Assam, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Natural Product Chemistry Group, Chemical Sciences & Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat 785006, Assam, India
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- Natural Product Chemistry Group, Chemical Sciences & Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat 785006, Assam, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Advanced Computation & Data Sciences Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat 785006, Assam, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
- Green Engineered Materials and Additive Manufacturing Division, CSIR-AMPRI, 462026 Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Natural Product Chemistry Group, Chemical Sciences & Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat 785006, Assam, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Advanced Materials Group, Material Sciences & Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat 785006, Assam, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Advanced Materials Group, Material Sciences & Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat 785006, Assam, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- International Center for Materials and Nanoarchitectronics (MANA) and Research Center for Advanced Measurement and Characterization (RCAMC), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050047, Japan
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- International Center for Materials and Nanoarchitectronics (MANA) and Research Center for Advanced Measurement and Characterization (RCAMC), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050047, Japan
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- Natural Product Chemistry Group, Chemical Sciences & Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat 785006, Assam, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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Vaezi M, Nejat Pishkenari H, Ejtehadi MR. Programmable Transport of C60 by Straining Graphene Substrate. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:4483-4494. [PMID: 36926912 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Controlling the maneuverability of nanocars and molecular machines on the surface is essential for the targeted transportation of materials and energy at the nanoscale. Here, we evaluate the motion of fullerene, as the most popular candidate for use as a nanocar wheel, on the graphene nanoribbons with strain gradients based on molecular dynamics (MD), and theoretical approaches. The strain of the examined substrates linearly decreases by 20%, 16%, 12%, 8%, 4%, and 2%. MD calculations were performed with the open source LAMMPS solver. The essential physics of the interactions is captured by Lennard-Jones and Tersoff potentials. The motion of C60 on the graphene nanoribbon is simulated in canonical ensemble, which is implanted by using a Nose-Hoover thermostat. Since the potential energy of C60 is lower on the unstrained end of nanoribbons, this region is energetically more favorable for the molecule. As the strain gradient of the surface increases, the trajectories of the motion and the C60 velocity indicate more directed movements along the gradient of strain on the substrate. Based on the theoretical relations, it was shown that the driving force and diffusion coefficient of the C60 motion respectively find linear and quadratic growth with the increase of strain gradient, which is confirmed by MD simulations. To understand the effect of temperature, at each strain gradient of substrate, the simulations are repeated at the temperatures of 100, 200, 300, and 400 K. The large ratio of longitudinal speed to the transverse speed of fullerene at 100 and 200 K refers to the rectilinear motion of molecule at low temperatures. Using successive strain gradients on the graphene in perpendicular directions, we steered the motion of C60 to the desired target locations. The programmable transportation of nanomaterials on the surface has a significant role in different processes at the nanoscale, such as bottom-up assembly.
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- Mehran Vaezi
- Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (INST), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11365-11155, Iran
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Simpson G, García-López V, Boese AD, Tour JM, Grill L. Directing and Understanding the Translation of a Single Molecule Dipole. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:2487-2492. [PMID: 36867737 PMCID: PMC10026170 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Understanding the directed motion of a single molecule on surfaces is not only important in the well-established field of heterogeneous catalysis but also for the design of artificial nanoarchitectures and molecular machines. Here, we report how the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) can be used to control the translation direction of a single polar molecule. Through the interaction of the molecular dipole with the electric field of the STM junction, it was found that both translations and rotations of the molecule occur. By considering the location of the tip with respect to the axis of the dipole moment, we can deduce the order in which rotation and translation take place. While the molecule-tip interaction dominates, computational results suggest that the translation is influenced by the surface direction along which the motion takes place.
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- Grant
J. Simpson
- Department
of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Materials Science and NanoEngineering and Smalley-Curl
Institute and NanoCarbon Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department
of Theoretical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Materials Science and NanoEngineering and Smalley-Curl
Institute and NanoCarbon Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Ramsauer B, Simpson GJ, Cartus JJ, Jeindl A, García-López V, Tour JM, Grill L, Hofmann OT. Autonomous Single-Molecule Manipulation Based on Reinforcement Learning. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:2041-2050. [PMID: 36749194 PMCID: PMC9986865 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c08696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Building nanostructures one-by-one requires precise control of single molecules over many manipulation steps. The ideal scenario for machine learning algorithms is complex, repetitive, and time-consuming. Here, we show a reinforcement learning algorithm that learns how to control a single dipolar molecule in the electric field of a scanning tunneling microscope. Using about 2250 iterations to train, the algorithm learned to manipulate the molecule toward specific positions on the surface. Simultaneously, it generates physical insights into the movement as well as orientation of the molecule, based on the position where the electric field is applied relative to the molecule. This reveals that molecular movement is strongly inhibited in some directions, and the torque is not symmetric around the dipole moment.
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- Bernhard Ramsauer
- Institute
of Solid State Physics, NAWI Graz, Graz
University of Technology, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, NAWI Graz, University Graz, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Institute
of Solid State Physics, NAWI Graz, Graz
University of Technology, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Institute
of Solid State Physics, NAWI Graz, Graz
University of Technology, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Departments
of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Materials Science and NanoEngineering, and the Smalley-Curl
Institute and NanoCarbon Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, NAWI Graz, University Graz, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Institute
of Solid State Physics, NAWI Graz, Graz
University of Technology, Graz 8010, Austria
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Au-Yeung KH, Sarkar S, Kühne T, Aiboudi O, Ryndyk DA, Robles R, Lorente N, Lissel F, Joachim C, Moresco F. A Nanocar and Rotor in One Molecule. ACS NANO 2023; 17:3128-3134. [PMID: 36638056 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c12128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Depending on its adsorption conformation on the Au(111) surface, a zwitterionic single-molecule machine works in two different ways under bias voltage pulses. It is a unidirectional rotor while anchored on the surface. It is a fast-drivable molecule vehicle (nanocar) while physisorbed. By tuning the surface coverage, the conformation of the molecule can be selected to be either rotor or nanocar. The inelastic tunneling excitation producing the movement is investigated in the same experimental conditions for both the unidirectional rotation of the rotor and the directed movement of the nanocar.
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- Kwan Ho Au-Yeung
- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, TU Dresden, 01062Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, TU Dresden, 01062Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, TU Dresden, 01062Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., 01069 Dresden, Germany, and Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, TU Dresden, 01062Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Materials Science, TU Dresden, 01062Dresden, Germany
- Theoretical Chemistry, TU Dresden, 01062Dresden, Germany
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- Centro de Física de Materiales CFM/MPC (CSIC-UPV/EHU), 20018Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales CFM/MPC (CSIC-UPV/EHU), 20018Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia international physics center, 20018Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., 01069 Dresden, Germany, and Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, TU Dresden, 01062Dresden, Germany
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- GNS & MANA Satellite, CEMES, CNRS, 29 rue J. Marvig, 31055Toulouse, France
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, TU Dresden, 01062Dresden, Germany
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Barragán A, Nicolás-García T, Lauwaet K, Sánchez-Grande A, Urgel JI, Björk J, Pérez EM, Écija D. Design and Manipulation of a Minimalistic Hydrocarbon Nanocar on Au(111). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202212395. [PMID: 36445791 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202212395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nanocars are carbon-based single-molecules with a precise design that facilitates their atomic-scale control on a surface. The rational design of these molecules is important in atomic and molecular-scale manipulation to advance the development of molecular machines, as well as for a better understanding of self-assembly, diffusion and desorption processes. Here, we introduce the molecular design and construction of a collection of minimalistic nanocars. They feature an anthracene chassis and four benzene derivatives as wheels. After sublimation and adsorption on an Au(111) surface, we show controlled and fast manipulation of the nanocars along the surface using the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). The mechanism behind the successful displacement is the induced dipole created over the nanocar by the STM tip. We utilized carbon monoxide functionalized tips both to avoid decomposition and accidentally picking the nanocars up during the manipulation. This strategy allowed thousands of maneuvers to successfully win the Nanocar Race II championship.
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- Ana Barragán
- IMDEA Nanoscience Institute C/, Faraday 9, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Nanoscience Institute C/, Faraday 9, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Nanoscience Institute C/, Faraday 9, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Nanoscience Institute C/, Faraday 9, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain.,Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Science, 16200, Praha, Czech Republic
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- IMDEA Nanoscience Institute C/, Faraday 9, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, IFM, Linköping University, 58183, Linköping, Sweden
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- IMDEA Nanoscience Institute C/, Faraday 9, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Nanoscience Institute C/, Faraday 9, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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Au-Yeung KH, Kühne T, Aiboudi O, Sarkar S, Guskova O, Ryndyk DA, Heine T, Lissel F, Moresco F. STM-induced ring closure of vinylheptafulvene molecular dipole switches on Au(111). NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:4351-4357. [PMID: 36321147 PMCID: PMC9552919 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00038e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Dihydroazulene/vinylheptafulvene pairs are known as molecular dipole switches that undergo a ring-opening/-closure reaction by UV irradiation or thermal excitation. Herein, we show that the ring-closure reaction of a single vinylheptafulvene adsorbed on the Au(111) surface can be induced by voltage pulses from the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope. This cyclization is accompanied by the elimination of HCN, as confirmed by simulations. When inducing lateral movements by applying voltage pulses with the STM tip, we observe that the response of the single molecules changes with the ring closing reaction. This behaviour is discussed by comparing the dipole moment and the charge distribution of the open and closed forms on the surface.
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- Kwan Ho Au-Yeung
- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, TU Dresden 01062 Dresden Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, TU Dresden 01062 Dresden Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research 01069 Dresden Germany
- Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, TU Dresden 01062 Dresden Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, TU Dresden 01062 Dresden Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research 01069 Dresden Germany
- Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, TU Dresden 01062 Dresden Germany
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- Institute for Materials Science, TU Dresden 01062 Dresden Germany
- Theoretical Chemistry, TU Dresden 01062 Dresden Germany
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- Theoretical Chemistry, TU Dresden 01062 Dresden Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, TU Dresden 01062 Dresden Germany
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Sabino AA, Chanteau SH, Henrique Astolfi Ferreira J, Camacho Santos A, Canevari TC, Tour JM, Eberlin MN. Fragmenting nanoPutians: Capturing admiration to the rationality, predictability, and beauty of ion chemistry in mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2022; 57:e4881. [PMID: 36102123 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The fragmentation chemistry of the protonated and ionized nanoPutian 1 has been studied in the gas phase via electrospray ionization and tandem mass spectrometry. A direct analogy was observed between the fragmentation chemistry of this fascinating "humanoid molecule" and "cleavages" at certain parts of the human body. We argue that such direct analogy and illustrative schemes for the fragmentation of molecular ions of 1 offer a ludic and efficient tool to teach and capture attention to ion chemistry in mass spectrometry. Using the changes in mass for the two heavier nanoPutians with different head styles but the same body design, the analogy has also been used to predict mass spectra. The concepts of isotopic labelling and dissociation thresholds have also been illustrated. For many years, the approach has been successfully used by one of us in classes and lectures, mainly when presenting ion chemistry to students and audiences from fields other than Chemistry, most particularly from Biology, Medicine, and Forensic Chemistry.
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- Adão A Sabino
- Institute of Chemistry - Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, the Smalley-Curl Institute and NanoCarbon Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
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- NAHM: Laboratory of Multifunctional Hybrid Nanomaterials - School of Engineering - PPGEMN, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- MackMass Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry, School of Engineering - PPGEMN, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- NAHM: Laboratory of Multifunctional Hybrid Nanomaterials - School of Engineering - PPGEMN, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, the Smalley-Curl Institute and NanoCarbon Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
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- MackMass Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry, School of Engineering - PPGEMN, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Unksov IN, Korosec CS, Surendiran P, Verardo D, Lyttleton R, Forde NR, Linke H. Through the Eyes of Creators: Observing Artificial Molecular Motors. ACS NANOSCIENCE AU 2022; 2:140-159. [PMID: 35726277 PMCID: PMC9204826 DOI: 10.1021/acsnanoscienceau.1c00041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Inspired by molecular
motors in biology, there has been significant
progress in building artificial molecular motors, using a number of
quite distinct approaches. As the constructs become more sophisticated,
there is also an increasing need to directly observe the motion of
artificial motors at the nanoscale and to characterize their performance.
Here, we review the most used methods that tackle those tasks. We
aim to help experimentalists with an overview of the available tools
used for different types of synthetic motors and to choose the method
most suited for the size of a motor and the desired measurements,
such as the generated force or distances in the moving system. Furthermore,
for many envisioned applications of synthetic motors, it will be a
requirement to guide and control directed motions. We therefore also
provide a perspective on how motors can be observed on structures
that allow for directional guidance, such as nanowires and microchannels.
Thus, this Review facilitates the future research on synthetic molecular
motors, where observations at a single-motor level and a detailed
characterization of motion will promote applications.
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- Ivan N. Unksov
- Solid State Physics and NanoLund, Lund University, Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, V5A 1S6 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Solid State Physics and NanoLund, Lund University, Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
- AlignedBio AB, Medicon Village, Scheeletorget 1, 223 63 Lund, Sweden
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- Solid State Physics and NanoLund, Lund University, Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, V5A 1S6 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Solid State Physics and NanoLund, Lund University, Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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Bao L, Huang L, Guo H, Gao HJ. Construction and physical properties of low-dimensional structures for nanoscale electronic devices. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:9082-9117. [PMID: 35383791 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05981e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Over the past decades, construction of nanoscale electronic devices with novel functionalities based on low-dimensional structures, such as single molecules and two-dimensional (2D) materials, has been rapidly developed. To investigate their intrinsic properties for versatile functionalities of nanoscale electronic devices, it is crucial to precisely control the structures and understand the physical properties of low-dimensional structures at the single atomic level. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the construction of nanoelectronic devices based on single molecules and 2D materials and the investigation of their physical properties. For single molecules, we focus on the construction of single-molecule devices, such as molecular motors and molecular switches, by precisely controlling their self-assembled structures on metal substrates and charge transport properties. For 2D materials, we emphasize their spin-related electrical transport properties for spintronic device applications and the role that interfaces among 2D semiconductors, contact electrodes, and dielectric substrates play in the electrical performance of electronic, optoelectronic, and memory devices. Finally, we discuss the future research direction in this field, where we can expect a scientific breakthrough.
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- Lihong Bao
- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China. .,Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, P. R. China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China. .,Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, P. R. China
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Chaikittisilp W, Yamauchi Y, Ariga K. Material Evolution with Nanotechnology, Nanoarchitectonics, and Materials Informatics: What will be the Next Paradigm Shift in Nanoporous Materials? ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2107212. [PMID: 34637159 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202107212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Materials science and chemistry have played a central and significant role in advancing society. With the shift toward sustainable living, it is anticipated that the development of functional materials will continue to be vital for sustaining life on our planet. In the recent decades, rapid progress has been made in materials science and chemistry owing to the advances in experimental, analytical, and computational methods, thereby producing several novel and useful materials. However, most problems in material development are highly complex. Here, the best strategy for the development of functional materials via the implementation of three key concepts is discussed: nanotechnology as a game changer, nanoarchitectonics as an integrator, and materials informatics as a super-accelerator. Discussions from conceptual viewpoints and example recent developments, chiefly focused on nanoporous materials, are presented. It is anticipated that coupling these three strategies together will open advanced routes for the swift design and exploratory search of functional materials truly useful for solving real-world problems. These novel strategies will result in the evolution of nanoporous functional materials.
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- Watcharop Chaikittisilp
- JST-ERATO Yamauchi Materials Space-Tectonics Project, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
- Research and Services Division of Materials Data and Integrated System (MaDIS), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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- JST-ERATO Yamauchi Materials Space-Tectonics Project, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) and School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- JST-ERATO Yamauchi Materials Space-Tectonics Project, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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Gisbert Y, Abid S, Kammerer C, Rapenne G. Divergent Synthesis of Molecular Winch Prototypes. Chemistry 2021; 27:16242-16249. [PMID: 34492156 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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We report the synthesis of conceptually new prototypes of molecular winches with the ultimate aim to investigate the work performed by a single ruthenium-based molecular motor anchored on a surface by probing its ability to pull a load upon electrically-driven directional rotation. According to a technomimetic design, the motor was embedded in a winch structure, with a long flexible polyethylene glycol chain terminated by an azide hook to connect a variety of molecular loads. The structure of the motor was first derivatized by means of two sequential cross-coupling reactions involving a penta(4-halogenophenyl)cyclopentadienyl hydrotris(indazolyl)borate ruthenium(II) precursor and the resulting benzylamine derivative was next exploited as key intermediate in the divergent synthesis of a family of nanowinch prototypes. A one-pot method involving sequential peptide coupling and Cu-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition was developed to yield four loaded nanowinches, with load fragments encompassing triptycene, fullerene and porphyrin moieties.
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- Yohan Gisbert
- CEMES, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 29, rue Marvig, 31055, Toulouse, France
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- CEMES, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 29, rue Marvig, 31055, Toulouse, France
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- CEMES, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 29, rue Marvig, 31055, Toulouse, France
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- CEMES, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 29, rue Marvig, 31055, Toulouse, France.,Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5, Takayama, Ikoma, Nara, Japan
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Nishino T, Martin CJ, Yasuhara K, Rapenne G. Nanocars based on Polyaromatic or Porphyrinic Chassis. J SYN ORG CHEM JPN 2021. [DOI: 10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.79.1050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Toshio Nishino
- Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, NAIST
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- Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, NAIST
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- Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, NAIST
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- Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, NAIST
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Gisbert Y, Abid S, Kammerer C, Rapenne G. Molecular Gears: From Solution to Surfaces. Chemistry 2021; 27:12019-12031. [PMID: 34131971 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202101489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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This review highlights the major efforts devoted to the development of molecular gears over the past 40 years, from pioneering covalent bis-triptycyl systems undergoing intramolecular correlated rotation in solution, to the most recent examples of gearing systems anchored on a surface, which allow intermolecular transmission of mechanical power. Emphasis is laid on the different strategies devised progressively to control the architectures of molecular bevel and spur gears, as intramolecular systems in solution or intermolecular systems on surfaces, while aiming at increased efficiency, complexity and functionality.
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- Yohan Gisbert
- CEMES, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 29, rue Marvig, 31055, Toulouse, France
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- CEMES, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 29, rue Marvig, 31055, Toulouse, France
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- CEMES, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 29, rue Marvig, 31055, Toulouse, France
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- CEMES, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 29, rue Marvig, 31055, Toulouse, France.,Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5, Nara, Japan
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Hung TC, Kiraly B, Strik JH, Khajetoorians AA, Wegner D. Plasmon-Driven Motion of an Individual Molecule. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:5006-5012. [PMID: 34061553 PMCID: PMC8227484 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c00788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We demonstrate that nanocavity plasmons generated a few nanometers away from a molecule can induce molecular motion. For this, we study the well-known rapid shuttling motion of zinc phthalocyanine molecules adsorbed on ultrathin NaCl films by combining scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and spectroscopy (STS) with STM-induced light emission. Comparing spatially resolved single-molecule luminescence spectra from molecules anchored to a step edge with isolated molecules adsorbed on the free surface, we found that the azimuthal modulation of the Lamb shift is diminished in case of the latter. This is evidence that the rapid shuttling motion is remotely induced by plasmon-molecule coupling. Plasmon-induced molecular motion may open an interesting playground to bridge the nanoscopic and mesoscopic worlds by combining molecular machines with nanoplasmonics to control directed motion of single molecules without the need for local probes.
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Kühne T, Au-Yeung KH, Eisenhut F, Aiboudi O, Ryndyk DA, Cuniberti G, Lissel F, Moresco F. STM induced manipulation of azulene-based molecules and nanostructures: the role of the dipole moment. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:24471-24476. [PMID: 33305772 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr06809h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Among the different mechanisms that can be used to drive a molecule on a surface by the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope at low temperature, we used voltage pulses to move azulene-based single molecules and nanostructures on Au(111). Upon evaporation, the molecules partially cleave and form metallo-organic dimers while single molecules are very scarce, as confirmed by simulations. By applying voltage pulses to the different structures under similar conditions, we observe that only one type of dimer can be controllably driven on the surface, which has the lowest dipole moment of all investigated structures. Experiments under different bias and tip height conditions reveal that the electric field is the main driving force of the directed motion. We discuss the different observed structures and their movement properties with respect to their dipole moment and charge distribution on the surface.
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- Tim Kühne
- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany.
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Vaezi M, Nejat Pishkenari H, Nemati A. Mechanism of C 60 rotation and translation on hexagonal boron-nitride monolayer. J Chem Phys 2020; 153:234702. [PMID: 33353326 DOI: 10.1063/5.0029490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Newly synthesized nanocars have shown great potential to transport molecular payloads. Since wheels of nanocars dominate their motion, the study of the wheels helps us to design a suitable surface for them. We investigated C60 thermal diffusion on the hexagonal boron-nitride (h-BN) monolayer as the wheel of nanocars. We calculated C60 potential energy variation during the translational and rotational motions at different points on the substrate. The study of the energy barriers and diffusion coefficients of the molecule at different temperatures indicated three noticeable changes in the C60 motion regime. C60 starts to slide on the surface at 30 K-40 K, slides freely on the boron-nitride monolayer at 100 K-150 K, and shows rolling motions at temperatures higher than 500 K. The anomaly parameter of the motion reveals that C60 has a diffusive motion on the boron-nitride substrate at low temperatures and experiences superdiffusion with Levy flight motions at higher temperatures. A comparison of the fullerene motion on the boron-nitride and graphene surfaces demonstrated that the analogous structure of the graphene and hexagonal boron-nitride led to similar characteristics such as anomaly parameters and the temperatures at which the motion regime changes. The results of this study empower us to predict that fullerene prefers to move on boron-nitride sections on a hybrid substrate composed of graphene and boron-nitride. This property can be utilized to design pathways or regions on a surface to steer or trap the C60 or other molecular machines, which is a step toward directional transportation at the molecular scale.
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- Mehran Vaezi
- Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (INST), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (INST), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute for Future, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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Nemati A, Nejat Pishkenari H, Meghdari A, Ge SS. Directional control of surface rolling molecules exploiting non-uniform heat-induced substrates. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:26887-26900. [PMID: 33205804 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp04960c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Molecular machines, such as nanocars, have shown promising potential for various tasks, including manipulation at the nanoscale. In this paper, we examined the influence of temperature gradients on nanocar and nanotruck motion as well as C60 - as their wheel - on a flat gold surface under various conditions. We also compared the accuracy and computational cost of two different approaches for generating the temperature gradient. The results show that severe vibrations and frequent impacts of gold atoms at high temperatures increase the average distance of C60 from the substrate, reducing its binding energy. Moreover, the temperature field drives C60 to move along the temperature variation; still, the diffusive motion of C60 remained unchanged in the direction perpendicular to the temperature gradient. Increasing the magnitude of the temperature gradient speeds up its motion parallel to the gradient, while raising the average temperature of the substrate increases the diffusion coefficient in all directions. The temperature field influences the nanocar motion in the same manner as C60. However, the nanocars have a substantially shorter motion range compared to C60. The relatively larger, heavier, and more flexible chassis of the nanocar makes it more sluggish than the nanotruck. In general, the motion of large and heavy surface rolling molecules is less affected by the temperature field compared to small and light molecules. The results of the study show that concentrated heat sources can be employed to push surface rolling molecules or break down their large clusters. We can exploit a temperature field as a driving force to push nanocars in a desired direction on prebuilt pathways.
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- Alireza Nemati
- Institute for Future (IFF), Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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van Venrooy A, García-López V, Li JT, Tour JM, Dubrovskiy AV. Nanocars with Permanent Dipoles: Preparing for the Second International Nanocar Race. J Org Chem 2020; 85:13644-13654. [PMID: 33085894 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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With the desire to synthesize surface-rolling molecular machines that can be translated and rotated with extreme precision and speed, we have synthesized a series of five nanocars. Each structure features a permanent dipole moment, generated by an N,N-dimethylamino- moiety on one end of the car coupled with a nitro group on the other end. These cars are designed to be stimulated with an electric field gradient from a scanning probe microscopy tip. The nanocars all possess unexplored combinations of structural features: tert-butyl wheels, short alkyne chassis, and combination sets of wheels including one set of tert-butyl wheels and another set of larger adamantane wheels on the same car. Each of these features needs to be assessed as preparation for the second International Nanocar Race that is taking place in 2022.
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- Department of Physical and Applied Sciences, University of Houston-Clear Lake, 2700 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77058, United States
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Nishino T, Martin CJ, Takeuchi H, Lim F, Yasuhara K, Gisbert Y, Abid S, Saffon-Merceron N, Kammerer C, Rapenne G. Dipolar Nanocars Based on a Porphyrin Backbone. Chemistry 2020; 26:12010-12018. [PMID: 32530071 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The design and synthesis of a new family of nanocars is reported. To control their motion, we integrated a dipole which can be tuned thanks to strategic donor and acceptor substituents at the 5- and 15-positions of the porphyrin backbone. The two other meso positions are substituted with ethynyltriptycene moieties which are known to act as wheels. Full characterization of nine nanocars is presented as well as the electrochemistry of these push-pull molecules. DFT calculations allowed us to evaluate the magnitude of the dipoles and to understand the electrochemical behavior and how it is affected by the electron donating and accepting groups present. An X-ray crystal structure of one nanocar has also been obtained.
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- Toshio Nishino
- Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
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- Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan.,International Collaborative Laboratory for Supraphotoactive Systems, NAIST-CEMES, 29 rue Marvig, 31055, Toulouse, France
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- Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
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- Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
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- Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
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- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, 29, rue Marvig, 31055, Toulouse, France
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- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, 29, rue Marvig, 31055, Toulouse, France
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- UPS, Université de Toulouse, Institut de Chimie de Toulouse, FR 2599, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
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- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, 29, rue Marvig, 31055, Toulouse, France
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- Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan.,International Collaborative Laboratory for Supraphotoactive Systems, NAIST-CEMES, 29 rue Marvig, 31055, Toulouse, France.,CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, 29, rue Marvig, 31055, Toulouse, France
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Ren J, Freitag M, Schwermann C, Bakker A, Amirjalayer S, Rühling A, Gao HY, Doltsinis NL, Glorius F, Fuchs H. A Unidirectional Surface-Anchored N-Heterocyclic Carbene Rotor. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:5922-5928. [PMID: 32510964 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A molecular rotor based on N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) has been rationally designed following theoretical predictions, experimentally realized, and characterized. Utilizing the structural tunability of NHCs, a computational screening protocol was first applied to identify NHCs with asymmetric rotational potentials on a surface as a prerequisite for unidirectional molecular rotors. Suitable candidates were then synthesized and studied using scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/STS), analytical theoretical models, and molecular dynamics simulations. For our best NHC rotor featuring a mesityl N substituent on one side and a chiral naphthylethyl substituent on the other, unidirectional rotation is driven by inelastic tunneling of electrons from the NHC to the STM tip. While electrons preferentially tunnel through the mesityl N substituent, the chiral naphthylethyl substituent controls the directionality. Such NHC-based surface rotors open up new possibilities for the design and construction of functionalized molecular systems with high catalytic applicability and superior stability compared with other classes of molecular rotors.
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- Jindong Ren
- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstraße 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Solid State Theory and Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstraße 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstraße 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstraße 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Institute of Solid State Theory and Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstraße 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Xiaolingwei 200, Nanjing 210094, P. R. China
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García-López V, Liu D, Tour JM. Light-Activated Organic Molecular Motors and Their Applications. Chem Rev 2019; 120:79-124. [PMID: 31849216 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Molecular motors are at the heart of cellular machinery, and they are involved in converting chemical and light energy inputs into efficient mechanical work. From a synthetic perspective, the most advanced molecular motors are rotators that are activated by light wherein a molecular subcomponent rotates unidirectionally around an axis. The mechanical work produced by arrays of molecular motors can be used to induce a macroscopic effect. Light activation offers advantages over biological chemically activated molecular motors because one can direct precise spatiotemporal inputs while conducting reactions in the gas phase, in solution and in vacuum, while generating no chemical byproducts or waste. In this review, we describe the origins of the first light-activated rotary motors and their modes of function, the structural modifications that led to newer motor designs with optimized rotary properties at variable activation wavelengths. Presented are molecular motor attachments to surfaces, their insertion into supramolecular structures and photomodulating materials, their use in catalysis, and their action in biological environments to produce exciting new prospects for biomedicine.
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Two molecule-gears, 1.2 nm in diameter with six teeth, are mounted each on a single copper adatom separated exactly by 1.9 nm on a lead surface using a low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope (LT-STM). A functioning train of two molecule-gears is constructed complete with a molecule-handle. Not mounted on a Cu adatom axle, this ancillary molecule-gear is mechanically engaged with the first molecule-gear of the train to stabilize its step-by-step rotation. Centered on its Cu adatom axle, the rotation of the first gear of the train step by step rotates the second similar to a train of macroscopic gears. From the handle to the first and to this second molecule-gear, the exact positioning of the two Cu adatom axles on the lead surface ensures that the molecular teeth-to-teeth mechanics is fully reversible.
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- We-Hyo Soe
- Centre d'Elaboration de Matériaux et d'Études Structurales (CEMES) , Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Toulouse , 29 Rue J. Marvig, BP 4347 , 31055 Toulouse Cedex, France
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA) , National Institute for Material Sciences (NIMS) , 1-1 Namiki , Tsukuba , Ibaraki 305-0044 , Japan
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- Centre d'Elaboration de Matériaux et d'Études Structurales (CEMES) , Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Toulouse , 29 Rue J. Marvig, BP 4347 , 31055 Toulouse Cedex, France
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- Centre d'Elaboration de Matériaux et d'Études Structurales (CEMES) , Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Toulouse , 29 Rue J. Marvig, BP 4347 , 31055 Toulouse Cedex, France
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA) , National Institute for Material Sciences (NIMS) , 1-1 Namiki , Tsukuba , Ibaraki 305-0044 , Japan
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The orientation of molecules is crucial in many chemical processes. Here, we report how single dipolar molecules can be oriented with maximum precision using the electric field of a scanning tunneling microscope. Rotation is found to occur around a fixed pivot point that is caused by the specific interaction of an oxygen atom in the molecule with the Ag(111) surface. Both directions of rotation are realized at will with 100% directionality. Consequently, the internal dipole moment of an individual molecule can be spatially mapped via its behavior in an applied electric field. The importance of the oxygen-surface interaction is demonstrated by the addition of a silver atom between a single molecule and the surface and the consequent loss of the pivot point.
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Directed motion at the nanoscale is a central attribute of life, and chemically driven motor proteins are nature's choice to accomplish it. Motivated and inspired by such bionanodevices, in the past few decades chemists have developed artificial prototypes of molecular motors, namely, multicomponent synthetic species that exhibit directionally controlled, stimuli-induced movements of their parts. In this context, photonic and redox stimuli represent highly appealing modes of activation, particularly from a technological viewpoint. Here we describe the evolution of the field of photo- and redox-driven artificial molecular motors, and we provide a comprehensive review of the work published in the past 5 years. After an analysis of the general principles that govern controlled and directed movement at the molecular scale, we describe the fundamental photochemical and redox processes that can enable its realization. The main classes of light- and redox-driven molecular motors are illustrated, with a particular focus on recent designs, and a thorough description of the functions performed by these kinds of devices according to literature reports is presented. Limitations, challenges, and future perspectives of the field are critically discussed.
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- Massimo Baroncini
- CLAN-Center for Light Activated Nanostructures , Istituto ISOF-CNR , via Gobetti 101 , 40129 Bologna , Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-alimentari , Università di Bologna , viale Fanin 44 , 40127 Bologna , Italy
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- CLAN-Center for Light Activated Nanostructures , Istituto ISOF-CNR , via Gobetti 101 , 40129 Bologna , Italy.,Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician" , Università di Bologna , via Selmi 2 , 40126 Bologna , Italy
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- CLAN-Center for Light Activated Nanostructures , Istituto ISOF-CNR , via Gobetti 101 , 40129 Bologna , Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-alimentari , Università di Bologna , viale Fanin 44 , 40127 Bologna , Italy
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Soe WH, Durand C, Guillermet O, Gauthier S, de Rouville HPJ, Srivastava S, Kammerer C, Rapenne G, Joachim C. Surface manipulation of a curved polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-based nano-vehicle molecule equipped with triptycene wheels. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 29:495401. [PMID: 30207539 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aae0d9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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With a central curved chassis, a four-wheeled molecule-vehicle was deposited on a Au(111) surface and imaged at low temperature using a scanning tunneling microscope. The curved conformation of the chassis and the consequent moderate interactions of the four wheels with the surface were observed. The dI/dV constant current maps of the tunneling electronic resonances close to the Au(111) Fermi level were recorded to identify the potential energy entry port on the molecular skeleton to trigger and control the driving of the molecule. A lateral pushing mode of molecular manipulation and the consequent recording of the manipulation signals confirm how the wheels can step-by-step rotate while passing over the Au(111) surface native herringbone reconstructions. Switching a phenyl holding a wheel to the chassis was not observed for triggering a lateral molecular motion inelastically and without any mechanic push by the tip apex. This points out the necessity to encode the sequence of the required wheels action on the profile of the potential energy surface of the excited states to be able to drive a molecule-vehicle.
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- W-H Soe
- CEMES, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 29 Rue J. Marvig, BP 94347, F-31055 Toulouse Cedex, France. International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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In 2016, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for pioneering work on molecular machines. Half a year later, in Toulouse, the first molecular car race, a "nanocar race", was held by using the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope as an electrical remote control. In this Focus Review, we discuss the current state-of-the-art in research on molecular machines at interfaces. In the first section, we briefly explain the science behind the nanocar race, followed by a selection of recent examples of controlling molecules on surfaces. Finally, motion synchronization and the functions of molecular machines at liquid interfaces are discussed. This new concept of molecular tuning at interfaces is also introduced as a method for the continuous modification and optimization of molecular structure for target functions.
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- Katsuhiko Ariga
- World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.,Department of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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- World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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This review article presents our accomplished work on the synthesis of molecular triptycene wheels and their introduction into nanovehicles such as wheelbarrows and nanocars, equipped with two and four wheels, respectively. The architecture of nanovehicles is based on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which provide a potential cargo zone. Our strategy allowed us to obtain planar or curved nanocars, exhibiting different mobilities on metallic surfaces. Our curved nanocar participated in the first nanocar race organized in Toulouse (France) on 28 and 29 April 2017.
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The widespread use of molecular-level motion in key natural processes suggests that great rewards could come from bridging the gap between the present generation of synthetic molecular machines-which by and large function as switches-and the machines of the macroscopic world, which utilize the synchronized behavior of integrated components to perform more sophisticated tasks than is possible with any individual switch. Should we try to make molecular machines of greater complexity by trying to mimic machines from the macroscopic world or instead apply unfamiliar (and no doubt have to discover or invent currently unknown) mechanisms utilized by biological machines? Here we try to answer that question by exploring some of the advances made to date using bio-inspired machine mechanisms.
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Simpson GJ, García-López V, Petermeier P, Grill L, Tour JM. How to build and race a fast nanocar. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 12:604-606. [PMID: 28681857 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2017.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- Grant J Simpson
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science and NanoEngineering, and the Smalley-Curl Institute and NanoCarbon Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science and NanoEngineering, and the Smalley-Curl Institute and NanoCarbon Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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