Tuning Electron Transfer through Translational Motion in Molecular Shuttles

摘要

Rapid advances in our ability to construct, image, manipulate, and probe properties of matter at the atomic scale - together with emerging insights into structure, function, and self-assembly in biological systems - allow the construction of systems that will ultimately execute precise functions over several atomic diameters. A prototype of such molecular machines integrates two major constituents into a single, atomically precise system: a moveable and a stationary part.