• 文献标题:   Mechanically induced single-molecule helicity switching of graphene-nanoribbon-fused helicene on Au(111)
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ISHII A, SHIOTARI A, SUGIMOTO Y
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  • 出版物名称:   CHEMICAL SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   2041-6520 EI 2041-6539
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  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1039/d1sc03976h EA SEP 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Helicene is a functional material with chirality caused by its characteristic helical geometry. The inversion of its helicity by external stimuli is a challenging task in the advanced control of the molecular chirality. This study fabricated a novel helical molecule, specifically a pentahelicene-analogue twisted aromatic hydrocarbon fused with a graphene nanoribbon, via on-surface synthesis using multiple precursors. Noncontact atomic force microscopy imaging with high spatial resolution confirmed the helicity of the reaction products. The helicity was geometrically converted by pushing a CO-terminated tip into the twisted framework, which is the first demonstration of helicity switching at the single-molecule scale.