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Powering a Supramolecular Machine with a Photoactive Molecular Triad
Author(s) -
Saha Sourav,
Johansson L. Erik,
Flood Amar H.,
Tseng HsianRong,
Zink Jeffrey I.,
Stoddart J. Fraser
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200400055
Subject(s) - triad (sociology) , supramolecular chemistry , cyclophane , thread (computing) , molecular machine , nanotechnology , materials science , computer science , chemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , psychology , psychoanalysis , operating system
Machines require power supplies : To address this need at the nanoscale, a photoactive molecular triad (T) has been prepared that converts light into electrical energy (see picture). In initial tests, such a triad has been used to power the dethreading of a supramolecular machine in the form of a pseudorotaxane composed of a thread (red) and a cyclophane (blue).