title: Prototypes of molecular motors based on star-shaped organometallic ruthenium complexes.
abstract: This tutorial review presents our strategy to control the rotation in a molecular rotary motor, and the family of star-shaped ruthenium complexes designed to perform such a task. The molecules have a piano-stool structure with a "stator" meant to be grafted on a surface, and a "rotor" bearing redox-active groups, so that addressing the molecule with nano-electrodes would trigger rotation.
authors: CNRS, CEMES (Centre d'Elaboration des Matériaux et d'Etudes Structurales), BP 94347, 29 rue J. Marvig, F-31055 Toulouse, France.
authors: Guillaume
authors: G
authors: Vives
authors: Henri-Pierre Jacquot
authors: HP
authors: de Rouville
authors: Alexandre
authors: A
authors: Carella
authors: Jean-Pierre
authors: JP
authors: Launay
authors: Gwénaël
authors: G
authors: Rapenne