| Main contact: | Christian Joachim |  |
Research activities:
We are designing, synthesising and studying single molecule-machines working for mechanics or logic [1]. Those functions are embedded on a molecule and studied by LT-UHV-STM, UHV-NC-AFM and soon in a planar UHV technology with an atomic scale precision for surface atomic circuit or molecule-logic gates [2]. Our mechanical molecules are gears (1.2 nm in diameter) [3], motors (1.5 nm in diameter) [4] and cars (board 1.5 nm long, wheel 0.8 nm in diameter)) [5]. Their quantum control is actively explored [6]. Our molecule-logic gates are working on a semi-classical basis (molecule designed like an electrical circuit) [7] or quantum mechanically [8]. In this case, the quantum control is resulting from classical binary access to the molecule (modifying the Hamiltonian (QHC)) [9] or from a quantum input (via the state vector by structuring the molecule in qubits).
[1] Nature, 408, 541 (2000); [2] J. Phys. Cond. Mat., 22, 084025 (2010); [3] Nature Mat., 8, 576 (2009); [4] New J. Chem., 29, 288-290 (2005); [5] Nanotechnology, 13, 330 (2002); [6] J. Phys., Cond. Mat., 18, S1935 (2006); [7] Chem. Phys. Lett., 367, 662 (2003); [8] Phys. Rev. A, 78, 062316 (2008); [9] Chem. Phys. Lett., 472, 74 (2009).
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