Controlled nanoscale mechanical phenomena discovered with ultrafast electron microscopy

David J. Flannigan, Vladimir A. Lobastov, Ahmed H. Zewail

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Abstract

On again, off again: The reversible expansion and contraction of single crystals of [Cu(TCNQ)] induced by near-infrared laser pulses was studied with ultrafast electron microscopy (TCNQ = 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane). The crystal expands along the σ-stacking axis of the TCNQ molecules, but not perpendicular to this axis, when exposed to light. The crystal returned to its original structure when the laser light was blocked. (Figure Presented)

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)9206-9210
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume46
Issue number48
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007

Keywords

  • Charge transfer
  • Copper
  • Electron diffraction
  • Electron microscopy
  • Quinodimethanes

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