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Mechanically induced single-molecule helicity switching of graphene-nanoribbon-fused helicene on Au(111)†
Akitoshi
Shiotari 
*ab
and
Yoshiaki
Sugimoto
a
*ab
and
Yoshiaki
Sugimoto
a
Abstract
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.
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