Toy model of a 'nanohoop' (IMAGE)

Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Toy model of a 'nanohoop'

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To form a ‘nanohoop’, scientists attach gold electrodes to a single organic molecule, composed entirely of carbon and hydrogen atoms. A simple toy model representing the structure would resemble a Ferris wheel standing on its electrodes. © ISTA

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