One-way rotation of a molecule-rotor driven by a shot noise
The shot noise of a tunneling current passing through a molecule-motor can sustain a one-way rotation when populating the molecular excited states by tunneling inelastic excitations. We demonstrate that a ratchet-like ground state rotation potential energy curve is not necessary for the rotation to...
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Published in | Nanoscale Vol. 6; no. 5; pp. 2793 - 2799 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
Royal Society of Chemistry
01.01.2014
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Summary: | The shot noise of a tunneling current passing through a molecule-motor can sustain a one-way rotation when populating the molecular excited states by tunneling inelastic excitations. We demonstrate that a ratchet-like ground state rotation potential energy curve is not necessary for the rotation to occur. A relative shift in energy difference between the maxima of this ground state and the minima of the excited states is the necessary condition to get to a unidirectional rotation. The rotor speed of rotation and its rotation direction are both controlled by this shift, indicating the necessity of a careful design of both the ground and excited states of the next generation of molecule-motors to be able to generate a motive power at the nanoscale. |
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ISSN: | 2040-3364 2040-3372 |
DOI: | 10.1039/c3nr05814j |