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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Graphene nanoribbons: Current status and challenges as quasi-one-dimensional nanomaterials

C Tian, W Miao, L Zhao, J Wang - Reviews in Physics, 2023 - Elsevier
The electronic structure of quasi-one-dimensional graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) is closely
related to their width, boundary configuration and heteroatomic doping because of the …

Orbital-symmetry effects on magnetic exchange in open-shell nanographenes

Q Du, X Su, Y Liu, Y Jiang, C Li, KK Yan, R Ortiz… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Open-shell nanographenes appear as promising candidates for future applications in
spintronics and quantum technologies. A critical aspect to realize this potential is to design …

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 …

Carbon-based nanostructures as a versatile platform for tunable π-magnetism

DG de Oteyza, T Frederiksen - Journal of Physics: Condensed …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Emergence of π-magnetism in open-shell nanographenes has been theoretically predicted
decades ago but their experimental characterization was elusive due to the strong chemical …

Preparation, bandgap engineering, and performance control of graphene nanoribbons

H Luo, G Yu - Chemistry of Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) exhibit a series of essential electronic properties, especially
in establishing tunable bandgaps. The bandgaps are determined by structural features of …

The magical photoelectric and optoelectronic properties of graphene nanoribbons and their applications

W Miao, L Wang, X Mu, J Wang - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Quasi-one-dimensional graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) have atomically accurate tunability
of the electronic properties. Because of the difference in length, width, boundary type and …

Unveiling the multiradical character of the biphenylene network and its anisotropic charge transport

I Alcón, G Calogero, N Papior, A Antidormi… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Recent progress in the on-surface synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials is
facilitating the realization of new carbon allotropes, such as nanoporous graphenes …

Rationally designed topological quantum dots in bottom-up graphene nanoribbons

DJ Rizzo, J Jiang, D Joshi, G Veber, C Bronner… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bottom-up graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) have recently been shown to host nontrivial
topological phases. Here, we report the fabrication and characterization of deterministic …