Bridging the Difference to the Billionth-of-a-Meter Length Scale: How to Operate Nanoscopic Machines and Nanomaterials by Using Macroscopic Actions

• Published in: Chemistry of materials Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 519 - 532
• Main Authors: Ariga, Katsuhiko, Mori, Taizo, Ishihara, Shinsuke, Kawakami, Kohsaku, Hill, Jonathan P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 14.01.2014
• Subjects: nanotechnology; molecular machine; mechanical stimuli; interface; materials science

Useful materials are generally required at the macroscale in bulk quantities, while nanotechnology handles nanosized objects. Fine functions based on nanoscopic systems operated by applying macroscopic stimuli could become a key process to access nanotechnological functions in our everyday lives. To...