Graphene nanoribbons: on‐surface synthesis and integration into electronic devices

Z Chen, A Narita, K Müllen - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are quasi‐1D graphene strips, which have attracted
attention as a novel class of semiconducting materials for various applications in electronics …

Materials science challenges to graphene nanoribbon electronics

V Saraswat, RM Jacobberger, MS Arnold - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) have recently emerged as promising candidates for channel
materials in future nanoelectronic devices due to their exceptional electronic, thermal, and …

Observation of fractional edge excitations in nanographene spin chains

S Mishra, G Catarina, F Wu, R Ortiz, D Jacob, K Eimre… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Fractionalization is a phenomenon in which strong interactions in a quantum system drive
the emergence of excitations with quantum numbers that are absent in the building blocks …

Topological frustration induces unconventional magnetism in a nanographene

S Mishra, D Beyer, K Eimre, S Kezilebieke… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The chemical versatility of carbon imparts manifold properties to organic compounds, where
magnetism remains one of the most desirable but elusive. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons …

Engineering of robust topological quantum phases in graphene nanoribbons

O Gröning, S Wang, X Yao, CA Pignedoli… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Boundaries between distinct topological phases of matter support robust, yet exotic quantum
states such as spin–momentum locked transport channels or Majorana fermions,–. The idea …

Bottom-up synthesis of multifunctional nanoporous graphene

C Moreno, M Vilas-Varela, B Kretz, A Garcia-Lekue… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Nanosize pores can turn semimetallic graphene into a semiconductor and, from being
impermeable, into the most efficient molecular-sieve membrane. However, scaling the pores …

Atomically precise graphene nanoribbons: interplay of structural and electronic properties

RSK Houtsma, J de la Rie, M Stöhr - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene nanoribbons hold great promise for future applications in nanoelectronic devices,
as they may combine the excellent electronic properties of graphene with the opening of an …

Bottom-up synthesis of nitrogen-doped porous graphene nanoribbons

R Pawlak, X Liu, S Ninova, P D'Astolfo… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Although methods for a periodic perforation and heteroatom doping of graphene sheets
have been developed, patterning closely spaced holes on the nanoscale in graphene …

A roadmap for electronic grade 2D materials

N Briggs, S Subramanian, Z Lin, X Li… - 2D …, 2019 - editors.iopscience.iop.org
Since their modern debut in 2004, 2-dimensional (2D) materials continue to exhibit scientific
and industrial promise, providing a broad materials platform for scientific investigation, and …

Large magnetic exchange coupling in rhombus-shaped nanographenes with zigzag periphery

S Mishra, X Yao, Q Chen, K Eimre, O Gröning… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Nanographenes with zigzag edges are predicted to manifest non-trivial π-magnetism
resulting from the interplay of concurrent electronic effects, such as hybridization of localized …