Off-Center Rotation of CuPc Molecular Rotor on a Bi(111) Surface and the Chiral Feature
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Experiment Section
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Sun, K.; Tao, M.-L.; Tu, Y.-B.; Wang, J.-Z. Off-Center Rotation of CuPc Molecular Rotor on a Bi(111) Surface and the Chiral Feature. Molecules 2017, 22, 740. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22050740
Sun K, Tao M-L, Tu Y-B, Wang J-Z. Off-Center Rotation of CuPc Molecular Rotor on a Bi(111) Surface and the Chiral Feature. Molecules. 2017; 22(5):740. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22050740
Chicago/Turabian StyleSun, Kai, Min-Long Tao, Yu-Bing Tu, and Jun-Zhong Wang. 2017. "Off-Center Rotation of CuPc Molecular Rotor on a Bi(111) Surface and the Chiral Feature" Molecules 22, no. 5: 740. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22050740