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Masahiro Yamaki1, Kunihito Hoki, Yukiyoshi Ohtsuki
1Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Abstract:
"Molecular motors or machines" are one of the hot subjects in chemistry because they play an important role in molecular devices. We have theoretically demonstrated that unidirectional rotations of a chiral molecular motor can be driven by using tailored linearly polarized laser pulses. The findings obtained here serve as a theoretical basis for control of functions such as gearing or acceleration of molecular motors.
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