The bottom-up approach to molecular-level devices and machines

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 5524-5532

  Balzani, Vincenzo ^a   Credi, Alberto ^a   Venturi, Margherita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemistry and art; Miniaturization; Molecular devices; Molecular machines; Nanotechnology; Supramolecular chemistry

Indexed keywords

NANOTECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH;

MOLECULAR-LEVEL DEVICES;

SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; ATOM; COVALENT BOND; DEVICE; MACHINE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0037122029     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3765(20021216)8:24<5524::aid-chem5524>3.0.co;2-j     Document Type: Article

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