Preface
GENERAL CONCEPTS
Introduction
Processing Energy and Signals by Molecular and Supramolecular
Systems
DEVICES FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONS AND ELECTRONIC ENERGY
Fundamental Principles of Photoinduced Electron and Energy
Transfer
Wires and Related Systems
Switching Electron- and Energy-Transfer Processes
Light Harvesting Antennae
Photoinduced Charge-Separation and Solar Energy Conversion
MEMORIES, LOGIC GATES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS
Bistable and Multistable Systems
Logic Gates and Circuits
MOLECULAR-SCALE MECHANICAL DEVICES, MACHINES, AND MOTORS
Basic Principles
Spontaneous Mechanical-Like Motions
Movements Related to Opening, Closing, and Translocation
Functions
Machines Based on DNA
Linear Motions
Rotary Motions
Conclusive Chapter
Vincenzo Balzani, born in 1936, received his Laurea in 1960. Since
1973 he is full professor of chemistry in Bologna, Italy. He was
visiting professor at the universities in Vancouver, Canada,
Jerusalem, Israel, University of Strasbourg, France, University of
Leuven, Belgium, and Bordeaux, France. His research interests are
molecular-level devices and machines, nanotechnology,
supramolecular chemistry, photochemistry, -physics, -catalysis,
electron transfer reactions, luminescent sensors, and solar energy
conversion. He is editor of several books, member of editorial
boards of prestigious journals, amoungst Chemistry - A European
Journal, ChemPhysChem, Inorganic Chemistry, RSC Dalton
Transacitons, Chemical Society Reviews. He received several awards,
e.g. Pacific West Coast Inorganic Lectureship, USA and Canada,
1985, Gold Medal "S. Cannizzaro", Italian Chemical Society, 1988,
Franqui Chair, University of Leuven, Belgium, 1991, Wenner Gren
Distinguished Lectureship, Sweden, 1993, Ziegler-Natta Lecturer,
Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, 1994, Italgas European Prize for
Research and Innovation, 1994, Centenary Lecturer, The Royal
Chemical Society (U.K.), Lee Lecture, University of Chicago,
1995-96, Blacet Lecture, University of California at Los Angeles,
1998, Porter Medal for Photochemistry, 2000, Italian-French Award,
Societe Francaise de Chimie, 2002, Upper Rhine Lectureship, France
and Germany, 2002, Premio al Merito, Camera di Commercio, Industria
e Agricoltura della Provincia di Forli-Cesena, 2003.
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