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Composing molecular music with carbon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2015

Ashley J. Kocsis  and
Steven W. Cranford
Ashley J. Kocsis
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Nanotechnology in Civil Engineering (NICE), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Steven W. Cranford*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Nanotechnology in Civil Engineering (NICE), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
*
Address all correspondence to Steven W. Cranford ats.cranford@neu.edu
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Abstract

What musical notes can a molecule play? Carbyne is a chain of atoms that vibrates similar to an elastic string. Like the tuning of a guitar string, this vibration can be predicted based on length and tension. Using atomistic simulation, we determine the vibrational response of carbyne. We further produce audible notes, enabling specific musical composition with prescribed molecular conditions (pre-strain and length) and combine single chains into multi-chain systems to form molecular chords. Since the tension of a molecular chain is relatively low (<nN), such “strings” can potentially be developed for signaling and detection with high resolution.

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MRS Communications , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , March 2015 , pp. 57 - 62
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2015 

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