Image of the Month

July 2006

Single Molecule “Nanocar”

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Microscope:
UHV 3000 STM

Controls:
SPM 1000 Control System

Description:
Single molecule “nanocar” that contains a chassis, axles and four buckyball wheels

Courtesy of Yasuhiro Shirai, Andrew J. Osgood, Yuming Zhao, Kevin F. Kelly and James M. Tour Departments of Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Science, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Rice Quantum Institute, Rice University, Houston, Texas