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- Title
STM studies for surface-mounted molecular rotors: a mini review.
- Authors
Yang, Tianyi; Zhang, Ruiqin
- Abstract
A molecular rotor is a molecule/molecular system that performs rotary motions under an external stimulus. Molecular rotors are promising for applications in medicine, optical usage, information science, etc. A molecular rotor is also a crucial component in constructing more sophisticated functional molecular machines. Anchoring molecular rotors on surfaces is regarded as a feasible way of building functional molecular rotor systems. Scanning tunneling microscope (STM) is a powerful tool for studying surface dynamics in real space on atomic precision. It provides an ideal platform for both qualitatively and quantitively investigating single and self-assembled molecular rotors mounted on surfaces. Herein, we review a series of studies utilizing STM to unveil the methodologies that are increasingly used in the area of surface-mounted molecule rotors. A combined usage of these methodologies is more and more necessary for researchers to advance the molecular rotor study in future.
- Subjects
SCANNING tunneling microscopy; ROTORS; SURFACE dynamics
- Publication
AAPPS Bulletin, 2024, Vol 34, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0218-2203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s43673-023-00107-1