Periodic Reporting for period 1 - PICOFORCE (Pico-Photonic Forces at the Atomic Scale)
Berichtszeitraum: 2021-01-01 bis 2022-06-30
The key aim of this project is to understand and utilise optically-produced forces on the atomic scale, in order to devise future nano-mechanisms and nano-machines. Key goals are to move individual metal atoms by light, twist and compress and flip individual molecules on demand, and provide a step-change in the comprehension of how ions, solvent, molecules and electrons interact at interfaces, which is critical in catalysis, molecular electronics, quantum control, electrochemistry, and nano-assembly.