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[1C16]Mechanically induced inversion of a molecular bowl investigated by AFM
*Kota Iwata1, Taku Enomoto2, Ranmaru Kuno2, Ikutaro Hamada2, Hidehiro Sakurai3, Yoshiaki Sugimoto1 (1. Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, 2. Department of Precision Engineering, The University of Osaka, 3. Division of Applied Chemistry, The University of Osaka)
Many chemical reactions have been investigated in single-molecule scale by STM and AFM. Most of such reactions are induced by heat, light, or current. Mechanical stimuli are also known to induce chemical reactions, but the mechanism of mechanically induced reaction at the single molecule scale has not yet been understood well. In this study, we investigated the mechanically induced inversion of a bowl-shaped molecule, sumanene, using AFM. The structure of sumanene layer was determined by high-resolution AFM imaging and DFT calculations. The inversion of single sumanene was demonstrated by AFM. The mechanism of this inversion will be discussed.