# Wave nature of biomolecules and fluorofullerenes.

@article{Hackermller2003WaveNO,
title={Wave nature of biomolecules and fluorofullerenes.},
author={L. Hackerm{\"u}ller and Stefan Uttenthaler and Klaus Hornberger and Elisabeth Reiger and Bj{\"o}rn Brezger and Anton Zeilinger and Markus Arndt},
journal={Physical review letters},
year={2003},
volume={91 9},
pages={
090408
}
}
• Published 28 August 2003
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• Physical review letters
We demonstrate quantum interference for tetraphenylporphyrin, the first biomolecule exhibiting wave nature, and for the fluorofullerene C60F48 using a near-field Talbot-Lau interferometer. For the porphyrins, which are distinguished by their low symmetry and their abundant occurrence in organic systems, we find the theoretically expected maximal interference contrast and its expected dependence on the de Broglie wavelength. For C60F48, the observed fringe visibility is below the expected value…

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