Rotation of C60 in a single-molecule contact
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❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci
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contactmoleculerotationadsorbedapproachedbeyonddisplacingindividual
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The orientation of individual C60 molecules adsorbed on Cu(100) is reversibly switched when the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope is approached to contact the molecule. The probability of switching rises sharply upon displacing the tip beyond a threshold. A mechanical mechanism is suggested to induce the rotation of the molecule.
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