Light On -- Molecule On (IMAGE)

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

Light On -- Molecule On

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For the first time a light beam switches a single molecule to closed state (red atoms). At the ends of the diarylethene molecule gold electrodes are attached. This way, the molecule functions as an electrical switch.

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