A hybrid molecular peapod of sp2- and sp3-nanocarbons enabling ultrafast terahertz rotations

Mechanical motions in hybrid sp2/sp3 -hybrid nanocarbon peapods might lead to promising materials applications, but have been insufficiently explored. Here the authors demonstrate that a diamondoid molecule trapped inside a carbonaceous cylinder undergoes solid-state rotations at terahertz frequenci...

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Main Authors: Taisuke Matsuno, Seiya Terasaki, Kanako Kogashi, Ryosuke Katsuno, Hiroyuki Isobe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25358-0