Long Starphene Single Molecule NOR Boolean Logic Gate

Soe, W.H.; Manzano, C.; de Mendoza, P.; McGonigal, P.R.; Echavarren, A.M.; Joachim, C.

doi:10.1016/j.susc.2018.04.020

Long Starphene Single Molecule NOR Boolean Logic Gate

Soe, W.H.; Manzano, C.; de Mendoza, P.; McGonigal, P.R.; Echavarren, A.M.; Joachim, C.

Authors

W.H. Soe

C. Manzano

P. de Mendoza

Dr Paul Mcgonigal paul.mcgonigal@durham.ac.uk
Academic Visitor

A.M. Echavarren

C. Joachim

Abstract

Using a low temperature scanning tunneling microscope (LT-UHV-STM), local electronic tunneling spectroscopy and differential conductance mapping are performed to investigate how by extending one phenyl more each branch of the conjugated board of a trinaphthylene starphene molecule, the corresponding longer trianthracene starphene new molecule is functioning like a NOR Boolean logic gate according to a Quantum Hamiltonian Computing (QHC) design. Here the STM tip is used to manipulate single Au atoms one at a time for contacting a trianthracene molecule. Each Au atom is acting like a classical digital input on the molecule encoding for a logical “0” when the atom is not interacting with the trianthracene input branch and for a logical “1” when interacting. The inputs are converted in quantum information inside the trianthracene molecule and the logical output status available on the output branch. QHC is demonstrated to be robust since quantum information transfer can be used on the long range along the trianthracene for the NOR logic gate to function properly as compared to the shorter trinaphthylene molecule.

Citation

Soe, W., Manzano, C., de Mendoza, P., McGonigal, P., Echavarren, A., & Joachim, C. (2018). Long Starphene Single Molecule NOR Boolean Logic Gate. Surface Science, 678, 163-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2018.04.020

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Apr 27, 2018
Online Publication Date	Apr 30, 2018
Publication Date	Dec 1, 2018
Deposit Date	May 1, 2018
Publicly Available Date	Apr 30, 2020
Journal	Surface Science
Print ISSN	0039-6028
Publisher	Elsevier
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	678
Pages	163-168
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2018.04.020

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