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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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:83372a5e76514904b3e811b4e05a68b12021-12-02T15:35:38ZLi@C60 as a multi-state molecular switch10.1038/s41467-019-10300-22041-1723https://doaj.org/article/83372a5e76514904b3e811b4e05a68b12019-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10300-2https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Molecular 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.Henry J. ChandlerMinas StefanouEleanor E. B. CampbellRenald SchaubNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
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Li@C60 as a multi-state molecular switch
description 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.
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author Henry J. Chandler
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title Li@C60 as a multi-state molecular switch
title_short Li@C60 as a multi-state molecular switch
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