The molecular machines have been attracted attentions due to their potential ability in fabrication of nanostructures with bottom-up approach. In this project, we aim to control the surface motion of a specific group of molecular machines named as “Nanocars”. The surface motion of nanocars are studied using the molecular dynamics simulations. Several methods have been reported by this group to steer the surface motion of nanocars such as utilizing the temperature gradient, hybrid substrates and nonplanar surfaces. In the recent investigations of this group, the collective motion of nanocars have been evaluated. In the following stages of this project, we plan to control the motion of these nanomachines employing variety of techniques.

Project members: Mehran Vaezi
Publications:  - Vaezi, Mehran, Hossein Nejat Pishkenari, and Alireza Nemati. "Mechanism of C60 rotation and translation on hexagonal boron-nitride monolayer." The Journal of Chemical Physics 153.23 (2020): 234702. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0029490
- Kianezhad, M., Youzi, M., Vaezi, M., & Pishkenari, H. N. (2022). Rectilinear motion of carbon nanotube on gold surface. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 217, 107026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2021.107026
- Vaezi, Mehran, Hossein Nejat Pishkenari, and Alireza Nemati. "Mechanism of the motion of nanovehicles on hexagonal boron-nitride: A molecular dynamics study." Computational Materials Science 207 (2022): 111317.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2022.111317
- Vaezi, Mehran, Hossein Nejat Pishkenari, and Mohammad Reza Ejtehadi. "Collective Movement and Thermal Stability of Fullerene Clusters on Graphene Layer." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2022).https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP00667G