[HTML][HTML] Topological phase transition in chiral graphene nanoribbons: from edge bands to end states

J Li, S Sanz, N Merino-Díez, M Vilas-Varela… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Precise control over the size and shape of graphene nanostructures allows engineering spin-
polarized edge and topological states, representing a novel source of non-conventional π …

Topological phases in graphene nanoribbons tuned by electric fields

F Zhao, T Cao, SG Louie - Physical review letters, 2021 - APS
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) possess distinct symmetry-protected topological phases. We
show, through first-principles calculations, that by applying an experimentally accessible …

Topological phases in graphene nanoribbons: junction states, spin centers, and quantum spin chains

T Cao, F Zhao, SG Louie - Physical review letters, 2017 - APS
We show that semiconducting graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) of different width, edge, and
end termination (synthesizable from molecular precursors with atomic precision) belong to …

Spin splitting of dopant edge state in magnetic zigzag graphene nanoribbons

RE Blackwell, F Zhao, E Brooks, J Zhu, I Piskun… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Spin-ordered electronic states in hydrogen-terminated zigzag nanographene give rise to
magnetic quantum phenomena, that have sparked renewed interest in carbon-based …

Magnetism of topological boundary states induced by boron substitution in graphene nanoribbons

N Friedrich, P Brandimarte, J Li, S Saito… - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), low-dimensional platforms for carbon-based electronics,
show the promising perspective to also incorporate spin polarization in their conjugated …

Theory of magnetic edge states in chiral graphene nanoribbons

OV Yazyev, RB Capaz, SG Louie - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2011 - APS
Using a model Hamiltonian approach including electron-electron interactions, we
systematically investigate the electronic structure and magnetic properties of chiral …

Correlated topological states in graphene nanoribbon heterostructures

JP Joost, AP Jauho, M Bonitz - Nano Letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
Finite graphene nanoribbon (GNR) heterostructures host intriguing topological in-gap states
(Rizzo, DJ; et al. Nature 2018, 560, 204). These states may be localized either at the bulk …

[HTML][HTML] Spatially resolving edge states of chiral graphene nanoribbons

C Tao, L Jiao, OV Yazyev, YC Chen, J Feng, X Zhang… - Nature Physics, 2011 - nature.com
A central question in the field of graphene-related research is how graphene behaves when
it is patterned at the nanometre scale with different edge geometries. A fundamental shape …

Topological band engineering of graphene nanoribbons

DJ Rizzo, G Veber, T Cao, C Bronner, T Chen, F Zhao… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Topological insulators are an emerging class of materials that host highly robust in-gap
surface or interface states while maintaining an insulating bulk,. Most advances in this field …

Massive Dirac fermion behavior in a low bandgap graphene nanoribbon near a topological phase boundary

Q Sun, O Gröning, J Overbeck, O Braun… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) have attracted much interest due to their largely modifiable
electronic properties. Manifestation of these properties requires atomically precise GNRs …