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O: Fachverband Oberflächenphysik
O 72: Solid-Liquid Interfaces: Reactions and Electrochemistry
O 72.8: Poster
Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 18:15–20:30, Poster A
Directional Movement of Third Generation Light-Driven Molecular Motors on Surfaces — •Henrieke Heideman1, Johan Visser1, Jos Kistemaker1, Peter Stacko1, Meike Stöhr2, and Ben Feringa1 — 1Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Groningen, The Netherlands — 2Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Groningen, The Netherlands
Third generation molecular motors are equipped with two rotor units, which can rotate unidirectionally when powered by light. Although the solution behavior of these molecules has recently been studied, integrating them into useful nanodevices represents a major challenge. One key requirement is that these molecular motors are functional under ambient conditions. Moreover, it is crucial to have the achiral unidirectional rotary motion of these molecular motors happening on surfaces in order to get out of the Brownian regime. In the present study, the behavior of third generation molecular motors on modified HOPG surfaces was studied with STM under ambient conditions.