Artificial Molecular-Level Machines: Which Energy To Make Them Work?
| Autor: | and Maria Teresa Gandolfi, Roberto Ballardini, Alberto Credi, Margherita Venturi, Vincenzo Balzani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Molecular Work (thermodynamics) Photochemistry business.industry Computer science Molecular Motor Proteins Electric potential energy General Medicine General Chemistry Electrochemical energy conversion Chemical energy Molecular level Energy Transfer Equipment and Supplies Electrochemistry Elementary function Process engineering business Energy (signal processing) |
| Zdroj: | Accounts of Chemical Research. 34:445-455 |
| ISSN: | 1520-4898 0001-4842 |
| DOI: | 10.1021/ar000170g |
| Popis: | The concept of machine can be extended to the molecular level by designing and synthesizing (supra)molecular species capable of performing mechanical movements. The energy needed to make a machine work can be supplied as chemical energy, electrical energy, or light. When a chemical "fuel" is used, waste products are formed, whereas this is not the case when suitable photochemical or electrochemical energy inputs are employed. A number of elementary functions performed by molecular-level machines are illustrated, and more complex ones are foreseen. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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