We describe the first single-molecule electromechanical amplifier, the active element of which is one fullerene molecule (C60) with a junction length and width of ~1 nm. Forces in the nano-Newton range are generated by a metallic tip pressing on the molecule in its adsorbed state. This working nanodevice is based on the modulation of virtual resonance tunneling through the molecule by electromechanical deformation of the C60 cage.
By: C. Joachim (CNRS, France) and J. K. Gimzewski
Published in: Chemical Physics Letters, volume 265, (no 3-5), pages 353-7 in 1997
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