Quantum control of a chiral molecular motor driven by laser pulses.
"Molecular motors or machines" are one of the hot subjects in chemistry because they play an important role in molecular devices. We have theoretically demonstrated that unidirectional rotations of a chiral molecular motor can be driven by using tailored linearly polarized laser pulses. The findings obtained here serve as a theoretical basis for control of functions such as gearing or acceleration of molecular motors.
Yamaki
Masahiro
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Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Hoki
Kunihito
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Ohtsuki
Yukiyoshi
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Kono
Hirohiko
H
Fujimura
Yuichi
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