Dipolar molecules inside C70: an electric field-driven room-temperature single-molecule switch. Issue 48 (28th November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Foroutan-Nejad, Cina; Andrushchenko, Valery; Straka, Michal
• Is Part Of: Physical chemistry chemical physics. Volume 18:Issue 48(2016)
• Page Start: 32673
• Page End: 32677
• Publication Date: 2016-11-28
• Subjects: Chemistry, Physical and theoretical -- Periodicals; 541.3
• DOI: 10.1039/c6cp06986j
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1463-9076

Abstract

Abstract : A dipolar molecule enclosed inside C70 works as a single-molecule switch driven by an external electric field. Abstract : We propose a two-state electric field-driven room-temperature single-molecule switch based on a dipolar molecule enclosed inside ellipsoidal fullerene C70 . We show that the two low-energy minima of the molecular dipole inside the C70 cage provide distinguishable molecular states of the system that can be switched by application of an external electric field.