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Synthesis of a nanocar with an angled chassis. Toward circling movement
Takashi Sasaki1, Andrew J Osgood, Lawrence B Alemany
1Department of Chemistry, Rice University, MS 222, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, USA.
Abstract:
Nanocars with an angled chassis have been synthesized and imaged using scanning tunneling microscopy. These angled chassis nanocars were designed to further our understanding of the directional control and surface-rolling capabilities of this class of nanomachines. The alkylated carbazole inner core might enable the molecular scaffold to produce circular rolling motions of the nanovehicles on surfaces.
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