Photo-and redox-driven artificial molecular motors

M Baroncini, S Silvi, A Credi - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Directed motion at the nanoscale is a central attribute of life, and chemically driven motor
proteins are nature's choice to accomplish it. Motivated and inspired by such …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial molecular machines

S Erbas-Cakmak, DA Leigh, CT McTernan… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The widespread use of molecular machines in biology has long suggested that great
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …

Nanoarchitectonics for dynamic functional materials from atomic‐/molecular‐level manipulation to macroscopic action

K Ariga, J Li, J Fei, Q Ji, JP Hill - Advanced Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objects in all dimensions are subject to translational dynamism and dynamic mutual
interactions, and the ability to exert control over these events is one of the keys to the …

Light-activated organic molecular motors and their applications

V García-López, D Liu, JM Tour - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Molecular motors are at the heart of cellular machinery, and they are involved in converting
chemical and light energy inputs into efficient mechanical work. From a synthetic …

Design, synthesis and photophysical studies of dipyrromethene-based materials: insights into their applications in organic photovoltaic devices

A Bessette, GS Hanan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This review article presents the most recent developments in the use of materials based on
dipyrromethene (DPM) and azadipyrromethenes (ADPM) for organic photovoltaic (OPV) …

Diamondoids: functionalization and subsequent applications of perfectly defined molecular cage hydrocarbons

MA Gunawan, JC Hierso, D Poinsot, AA Fokin… - New Journal of …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The term “diamondoid” describes cage hydrocarbon molecules that are superimposable on
the diamond lattice. Diamondoids that are formally built by face-fusing of adamantane units …

Motor proteins and molecular motors: how to operate machines at the nanoscale

AB Kolomeisky - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Several classes of biological molecules that transform chemical energy into mechanical
work are known as motor proteins or molecular motors. These nanometer-sized machines …

Molecular gears: from solution to surfaces

Y Gisbert, S Abid, C Kammerer… - Chemistry–A European …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This review highlights the major efforts devoted to the development of molecular gears over
the past 40 years, from pioneering covalent bis‐triptycyl systems undergoing intramolecular …

How to build and race a fast nanocar

GJ Simpson, V García-López, P Petermeier… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The first NanoCar Race was an opportunity to see how far we have come in manipulating
single molecules. As the team with the fastest molecule in this race, we share the synthetic …

Rectilinear motion of carbon nanotube on gold surface

M Kianezhad, M Youzi, M Vaezi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
For many years, it has been a significant concern for nanoscience researchers to synthesize
nanomachines with steerable motion. Despite the notable number of studies on the motion …