Rotation of a single molecule within a supramolecular bearing

Science

Volumn 281, Issue 5376, 1998, Pages 531-533

  Gimzewski, J K ^a   Joachim, C ^b   Schlittler, R R ^a   Langlais, V ^a   Tang, H ^b   Johannsen, I ^c  

^a IBM RESEARCH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CEMES CNRS   (France)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULES; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; VISUALIZATION;

ENERGY BARRIER; IMMOBILIZED STATE; INTERMOLECULAR STERIC INTERACTION; NAPHTHALENE RING; ROTATING STATE; SINGLE MOLECULE ROTOR; SUPRAMOLECULAR BEARING; THERMAL ENERGY;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032563309     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.281.5376.531     Document Type: Article

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