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Light-Powered Electrical Switch Based on Cargo-Lifting Azobenzene Monolayers†

  1. Violetta Ferri Dr.3,
  2. Mark Elbing Dr.4,
  3. Giuseppina Pace1,
  4. Michael D. Dickey Dr.5,
  5. Michael Zharnikov Dr.6,
  6. Paolo Samorì Prof.1,7,
  7. Marcel Mayor Prof.2,4,
  8. Maria Anita Rampi Prof.3

Article first published online: 17 MAR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200705339

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 47, Issue 18, pages 3407–3409, April 21, 2008

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How to Cite

Ferri, V., Elbing, M., Pace, G., Dickey, Michael D., Zharnikov, M., Samorì, P., Mayor, M. and Rampi, M. (2008), Light-Powered Electrical Switch Based on Cargo-Lifting Azobenzene Monolayers. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 47: 3407–3409. doi: 10.1002/anie.200705339

Author Information

  1. 1

    ISIS/CNRS UMR 7006—Université Louis Pasteur, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000 Strasbourg, France

  2. 2

    Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johannsring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland

  3. 3

    Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy, Fax: (+39) 0532-240-709

  4. 4

    Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Institute for Nanotechnology, P.O. Box 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany

  5. 5

    Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

  6. 6

    Angewandte Physikalische Chemie, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany

  7. 7

    ISOF-CNR, via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy

  1. †

    This work was supported by the EU through the projects Marie Curie EST–SUPER (MEST-CT-2004-008128), RTN Marie Curie RTNs PRAIRIES (MRTN-CT-2006-035810) and THREADMILL (MRTN-CT-2006-036040), and LIMM (IST-2001-35503), the ERA-Chemistry project SurConFold, the ESF-SONS2-SUPRAMATES project, the Regione Emilia-Romagna PRIITT Nanofaber Net-Lab, the DFG grant (ZH 63/9-2), and NCCR Nanoscience of the SNF.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 14 APR 2008
  2. Article first published online: 17 MAR 2008
  3. Manuscript Revised: 31 DEC 2007
  4. Manuscript Received: 21 NOV 2007

Funded by

  • Marie Curie EST–SUPER. Grant Number: MEST-CT-2004-008128
  • RTN Marie Curie RTNs PRAIRIES. Grant Number: MRTN-CT-2006-035810
  • THREADMILL. Grant Number: MRTN-CT-2006-036040
  • LIMM. Grant Number: IST-2001-35503
  • ERA-Chemistry project SurConFold
  • ESF-SONS2-SUPRAMATES project
  • Regione Emilia-Romagna PRIITT Nanofaber Net-Lab
  • DFG. Grant Number: ZH 63/9-2
  • SNF

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Keywords:

  • azo compounds;
  • isomerization;
  • molecular devices;
  • molecular electronics;
  • monolayers
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We have liftoff! Tightly packed self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of ultrarigid conjugated azobenzenes incorporated into a Hg-based junction undergo reversible photoisomerization (see picture). The current–voltage curves indicate that the junction operates as a current photoswitch as result of the forces expressed by the SAMs, which act as a light-powered cargo lifter.

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