Transporting energy through a single molecular nanowire
Monday, May 11, 2020 - 08:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Photosynthetic systems in nature transport energy very efficiently toward a reaction center, where it is converted into a useful form for the plant. Scientists have been using this as inspiration to learn how to transport energy efficiently in molecular electronics and other technologies. Physicist Richard Hildner from the University of Groningen and his colleagues have investigated energy transport in an artificial system made from nanofibers. The results were published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.