On-surface synthesis is appearing as an extremely promising research field aimed at
creating new organic materials. A large number of chemical reactions have been …

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 …

The surface‐assisted polymerization and cyclodehydrogenation of specifically designed
organic precursors provides a route toward atomically precise graphene nanoribbons, which …

The narrowest armchair graphene nanoribbon (AGNR) with five carbons across the width of
the GNR (5-AGNR) was synthesized on Au (111) surfaces via sequential dehalogenation …

A fundamental requirement for the development of advanced electronic device architectures
based on graphene nanoribbon (GNR) technology is the ability to modulate the band …

We report on a stepwise on-surface polymerization reaction leading to oriented graphene
nanoribbons on Au (111) as the final product. Starting from the precursor 4, 4 ″-dibromo-p …

Contributing to the need for new graphene nanoribbon (GNR) structures that can be
synthesized with atomic precision, we have designed a reactant that renders chiral (3, 1) …

On-surface synthesis is a powerful route toward the fabrication of specific graphene-like
nanostructures confined in two dimensions. This strategy has been successfully applied to …

Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are quasi-one-dimensional subunits of graphene and have
open bandgaps in contrast to the zero-bandgap graphene. The high potential of GNRs as a …

Novel carbon nanomaterials have aroused significant interest owing to their prospects in
various technological applications. The recently developed on‐surface synthesis strategy …