Li@C60 as a multi-state molecular switch

Molecular switches that can access more than just a few states are difficult to realize. Here, the authors use scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy to show that a surface-bound Li@C60 endofullerene can be switched between 14 molecular states—distinguished by the location of the Li atom in...

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Autores principales: Henry J. Chandler, Minas Stefanou, Eleanor E. B. Campbell, Renald Schaub
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/83372a5e76514904b3e811b4e05a68b1
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Sumario:Molecular switches that can access more than just a few states are difficult to realize. Here, the authors use scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy to show that a surface-bound Li@C60 endofullerene can be switched between 14 molecular states—distinguished by the location of the Li atom inside the fullerene cage—by resonant tunnelling through the superatom molecular orbitals.