Light-powered molecular-scale machines

Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 541-547

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ROTAXANE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY RESOURCE; LASER; LIGHT; MACHINE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOLECULAR SCALE MACHINE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0038532620     PISSN: 00334545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1351/pac200375050541     Document Type: Conference Paper

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