Electron switch in the double-cage fluorinated fullerene anions, e \u3csup\u3e-\u3c/sup\u3e@C\u3csub\u3e20\u3c/sub\u3eF\u3csub\u3e18\u3c/sub\u3e(XH)\u3csub\u3e2\u3c/sub\u3eC\u3csub\u3e20\u3c/sub\u3eF\u3csub\u3e18\u3c/sub\u3e (X = N, B): new candidates for molecular quantum-dot cellular automata

A new type of molecular quantum-dot cellular automata (MQCA) candidates is suggested using the double-cage fluorinated fullerene molecules, e -@C20F18(XH)2C20F 18 (X = N, B), which have bistable charge configurations that could be used to encode binary information. The electron switch between the two cages leads to the QCA function