Nature Communications (Jul 2017)

Correlated rotational switching in two-dimensional self-assembled molecular rotor arrays

  • Natalie A. Wasio,
  • Diana P. Slough,
  • Zachary C. Smith,
  • Christopher J. Ivimey,
  • Samuel W. Thomas III,
  • Yu-Shan Lin,
  • E. Charles H. Sykes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms16057
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Single molecular machines are capable of a variety of functions, but methods to couple motion between them are still lacking. Here, Wasioet al. report the emergent behaviour of spontaneously formed two-dimensional crystals, which display correlated switching of their sub-molecular rotor units.