Switching individual molecules by light and electrons: From isomerisation to chirality flip

Progress in Surface Science

Volumn 86, Issue 5-8, 2011, Pages 115-161

  Morgenstern, Karina ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Isomerisation; Molecular switch; Scanning tunnelling microscopy

Indexed keywords

BUILDING UNITS; ELECTRONIC SWITCHES; EXTERNAL STIMULUS; ISOMERISATION; ISOMERISATION REACTIONS; LIQUID PHASE; LOGICAL OPERATIONS; MECHANICAL FORCE; MOLECULAR PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR SWITCHES; NANOELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; NANOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING TUNNELLING MICROSCOPES; SINGLE MOLECULE; SINGLE MOLECULE LEVEL; THERMALLY STABLE;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; ISOMERS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULES; NANOELECTRONICS; SCANNING; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ISOMERIZATION;

EID: 79959655390     PISSN: 00796816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progsurf.2011.05.002     Document Type: Review

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