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Artificial Dipolar Molecular Rotors

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Controlled Nanoscale Motion

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics ((LNP,volume 711))

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Rotors are present in almost every macroscopic machine, converting rotational motion into energy of other forms, or converting other forms of energy into rotation. Rotation may be transmitted via belts or gears, converted into linear motion by various linkages, or used to drive propellers to produce fluid motion. Examples of macroscopic rotors include engines which couple to combustible energy sources, windmills which couple to air flows, and most generators of electricity. A key feature of these objects is the presence of a part with rotational freedom relative to a stationary frame. In this chapter we discuss the miniaturization of rotary machines all the way to the molecular scale, where chemical groups form the rotary and stationary parts. For a recent review of molecules with rotary and stationary parts see [1].

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Colorado, 80309, Boulder, Colorado, USA

    R.D. Horansky & J.C. Price

  2. Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry University of Colorado, 80309, Boulder, Colorado, USA

    T.F. Magnera & J. Michl

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  1. Physics Department, University of Oregon, 97403-1274, Eugene, OR, USA

    Heiner Linke

  2. Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, University of Kalmar, SE-39182, Kalmar, Sweden

    Alf Månsson

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Horansky, R., Magnera, T., Price, J., Michl, J. (2007). Artificial Dipolar Molecular Rotors. In: Linke, H., Månsson, A. (eds) Controlled Nanoscale Motion. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 711. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-49522-3_14

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