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Pushing around electrons: towards 2-D and 3-D molecular switches
1Molecular Photonics Laboratory, School of Natural Sciences (Chemistry), Bedson Building, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK NE1 7RU.
Abstract:
In the new age of molecular electronics there has been a great deal of speculation about ways to control the passage of electrons through organic-based wires using electro- or photo-active switches. However, the next stage development is envisaged as the added sophistication of directionality so that electron migration can be switched into 2 and 3 dimensions. This short tutorial review will set out how this realisation may be achieved and highlight examples where the idea of directionality in electron transfer has been put into practice.
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