Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Li, Xun ✱; ULiège - University of Liège
Gisbert, Yohan ✱; Université de Toulouse > CEMES
Ledent, Maxime ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie (sciences) > Nanochimie et systèmes moléculaires
Sluysmans, Damien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie (sciences) ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie (sciences) > Nanochimie et systèmes moléculaires
Rapenne, Gwenael; Université de Toulouse > CEMES
Kammerer, Claire; Université de Toulouse > CEMES
Duwez, Anne-Sophie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie (sciences) > Nanochimie et systèmes moléculaires
✱ These authors have contributed equally to this work.
Language :
English
Title :
Probing the free rotary oscillations around a single ruthenium atom in an organometallic complex
Publication date :
2026
Journal title :
Chem
ISSN :
2451-9308
eISSN :
2451-9294
Publisher :
Cell Press, Cambridge, United States - Massachusetts
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