Self-assembled superlattices create molecular machines with 'hinges' and 'gears'
Atlanta GA (SPX) Apr 10, 2014 - A combined computational and experimental study of self-assembled silver-based structures known as superlattices has revealed an unusual and unexpected behavior: arrays of gear-like molecular-scale machines that rotate in unison when pressure is applied to them. Computational and experimental studies show that the superlattice structures, which are self-assembled from smaller clusters of s ... more

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