Biomimetic and Technomimetic Single Molecular Machines

Claire Kammerer (1) , Guillaume Erbland (1) , Yohan Gisbert (1) , Toshio Nishino (2) , Kazuma Yasuhara (2) , Gwénaël Rapenne (2, 1)

1 CEMES-GNS - Groupe NanoSciences
2 NAIST - Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology

This highlight review describes our contribution to the field of biomimetic and technomimetic molecular machines specially designed to be studied as single molecules on surfaces. Prototypes of molecular wheels, vehicles, gears and motors will be described from their design to the study of their controlled motions using ultra-high-vacuum low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopes (UHV-LT-STM).

Mots clés: Scanning tunneling microscopy; Polyaromatic hydrocarbons; Sandwich complexes

Domaines: Chimie

Claire Kammerer, Guillaume Erbland, Yohan Gisbert, Toshio Nishino, Kazuma Yasuhara, et al.. Biomimetic and Technomimetic Single Molecular Machines. Chemistry Letters, 2019, 48 (4), pp.299-308. ⟨10.1246/cl.181019⟩. ⟨hal-02156707⟩