Issue 22, 2004
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Chemical Communications

Photon-driven nanomechanical cyclic motion

Hai-Feng Ji,*a   Yu Feng,a   Xiaohe Xu,a   Vemana Purushotham,a   Thomas Thundatb  and  Gilbert M. Brownc  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston
E-mail: hji@chem.latech.edu

b Life Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge

c Chemical and Analytical Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge

Abstract

Microcantilevers modified by a monolayer of azobenzene molecules bend up and down periodically, switched by a 365 nm UV light, as a result of the conversion of the two configurations of azobenzene molecules in the monolayer.

Graphical abstract: Photon-driven nanomechanical cyclic motion

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B408997A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 Jun 2004
Accepted
26 Aug 2004
First published
28 Sep 2004

Chem. Commun., 2004, 2532-2533

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Photon-driven nanomechanical cyclic motion

H. Ji, Y. Feng, X. Xu, V. Purushotham, T. Thundat and G. M. Brown, Chem. Commun., 2004, 2532 DOI: 10.1039/B408997A

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