A programmable molecular diode driven by charge-induced conformational changes.
The 3-nitro-2-(3'-nitro-2'-ethynylpyridine)-5-thiopyridine molecule shows charge-induced conformational switching and a rectifying behavior with a charge-induced controllable switching. This device can be used as a memory operated with an external field interacting with one of the rings local dipole. Alternatively, the molecule can be used as a nano-actuator controlling the rotation of the ring by charging the molecule with a bias voltage.
Derosa
Pedro A
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Department of Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Guda
Suneel
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Seminario
Jorge M
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