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Intra-molecular switching for memory and logic

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Individual fullerenes containing switchable electric dipoles have been demonstrated to function as single-molecule memory and logic at room temperature.

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Fig. 1: Non-volatile electric dipole-based switching and logic.

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Natelson, D. Intra-molecular switching for memory and logic. Nat. Mater. 21, 839–840 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-022-01310-5

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