Controlled rotary motion of light-driven molecular motors assembled on a gold film

Gregory T. Carroll, Michael M. Pollard, Richard van Delden, Ben L. Feringa
2010 Chemical Science  
Controlled rotary motion of light-driven molecular motors assembled on a gold film Carroll, Gregory T.; Pollard, Michael M.; Delden, Richard van; Feringa, B.L. Using circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, we show that light-driven rotary molecular motors based on overcrowded alkenes can function in a self-assembled monolayer on semi-transparent gold films.
doi:10.1039/c0sc00162g fatcat:ahxwevq6azfrhglekr7tu74f74