Rotaxane-based molecular machines operated by photoinduced electron transfer

Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1051-1057

  Credi, Alberto ^a   Ferrer, Belén ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Light powered molecular machines; Molecular machines; Molecular motors; Nanoscale; Rotaxanes

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644436231     PISSN: 00334545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1351/pac200577061051     Document Type: Conference Paper

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