Naphthalocyanine is a cross-shaped organic molecule consisting of 48
carbon
Carbon () is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent
In chemistry, the valence (US spelling) or valency (British spelling) of an element is the measure of its combining capacity with o ...
, 8
nitrogen
Nitrogen is the chemical element with the symbol N and atomic number 7. Nitrogen is a nonmetal and the lightest member of group 15 of the periodic table, often called the pnictogens. It is a common element in the universe, estimated at se ...
and 26
hydrogen
Hydrogen is the chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1. Hydrogen is the lightest element. At standard conditions hydrogen is a gas of diatomic molecules having the formula . It is colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, an ...
atoms, it is a derivative of
phthalocyanine
Phthalocyanine () is a large, aromatic, macrocyclic, organic compound with the formula and is of theoretical or specialized interest in chemical dyes and photoelectricity.
It is composed of four isoindole units linked by a ring of nitrogen atom ...
.
IBM Research
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labs used it for developing
single-molecule logic switches and visualizing
charge distribution
In electromagnetism, charge density is the amount of electric charge per unit length, surface area, or volume. Volume charge density (symbolized by the Greek letter ρ) is the quantity of charge per unit volume, measured in the SI system in co ...
in a single molecule.
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Naphthalocyanine derivatives have a potential use in
photodynamic cancer treatment.
References
External links
* Timmer, J. (2007
''Storing data in molecules: shifting atoms and flipping bits'' ars technica online
ccessed 8 September 2007
Phthalocyanines
Molecular electronics
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