title: Fullerene-stoppered bistable rotaxanes.
abstract: This chapter aims at giving an overview of the different types of fullerene-stoppered bistable rotaxanes, their switching mechanism and their potential applications with a special focus on fullerene-driven molecular shuttles.
authors.affiliation: POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avenida de Tolosa 72, E-20018, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain, amateo@frias.uni-freiburg.de.
authors.forename: Aurelio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mateo-Alonso