Carbon, as an indispensable chemical element on Earth, has diverse covalent bonding
ability, which enables construction of extensive pivotal carbon-based structures in multiple …

Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are strips of graphene, with widths of a few nanometers, that
are promising candidates for future applications in nanodevices and quantum information …

The design of a spin imbalance within the crystallographic unit cell of bottom-up engineered
1D graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) gives rise to nonzero magnetic moments within each cell …

Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) exhibit a series of essential electronic properties, especially
in establishing tunable bandgaps. The bandgaps are determined by structural features of …

In the development of two‐qubit quantum gates, precise control over the intramolecular spin‐
spin interaction between molecular spin units plays a pivotal role. A weak but measurable …

Synthesis of sequence-defined monodisperse π-conjugated polymers with versatile
backbones remains a substantial challenge. Here we report the development of an …

While enormous progress has been achieved in synthesizing atomically precise graphene
nanoribbons (GNRs), the preparation of GNRs with a fully predetermined length and …

The covalent interaction of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) with transition metal atoms
gives rise to distinctive frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs). These emergent electronic states …

The low-energy electronic structure of nanographenes can be tuned through zero-energy π-
electron states, typically referred to as zero-modes. Customizable electronic and magnetic …

The incorporation of nonhexagonal rings into graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) is an effective
strategy for engineering localized electronic states, bandgaps, and magnetic properties …