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 …

On-surface synthesis and characterization of 9-atom wide armchair graphene nanoribbons

L Talirz, H Söde, T Dumslaff, S Wang… - ACS …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
The bottom-up approach to synthesize graphene nanoribbons strives not only to introduce a
band gap into the electronic structure of graphene but also to accurately tune its value by …

Electronic structure of atomically precise graphene nanoribbons

P Ruffieux, J Cai, NC Plumb, L Patthey, D Prezzi… - ACS …, 2012‏ - ACS Publications
Some of the most intriguing properties of graphene are predicted for specifically designed
nanostructures such as nanoribbons. Functionalities far beyond those known from extended …

Bottom-up assembly of nanoporous graphene with emergent electronic states

PH Jacobse, RD McCurdy, J Jiang… - Journal of the …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
The incorporation of nanoscale pores into a sheet of graphene allows it to switch from an
impermeable semimetal to a semiconducting nanosieve. Nanoporous graphenes are …

Large-scale solution synthesis of narrow graphene nanoribbons

TH Vo, M Shekhirev, DA Kunkel, MD Morton… - Nature …, 2014‏ - nature.com
According to theoretical studies, narrow graphene nanoribbons with atomically precise
armchair edges and widths of< 2 nm have a bandgap comparable to that in silicon (1.1 eV) …

Laterally extended atomically precise graphene nanoribbons with improved electrical conductivity for efficient gas sensing

M Mehdi Pour, A Lashkov, A Radocea, X Liu… - Nature …, 2017‏ - nature.com
Narrow atomically precise graphene nanoribbons hold great promise for electronic and
optoelectronic applications, but the previously demonstrated nanoribbon-based devices …

Exciton-dominated optical response of ultra-narrow graphene nanoribbons

R Denk, M Hohage, P Zeppenfeld, J Cai… - Nature …, 2014‏ - nature.com
Narrow graphene nanoribbons exhibit substantial electronic bandgaps and optical
properties fundamentally different from those of graphene. Unlike graphene—which shows a …

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 …

Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis and Terahertz Photoconductivity of Low-Band-Gap N = 9 Armchair Graphene Nanoribbons

Z Chen, HI Wang, J Teyssandier, KS Mali… - Journal of the …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Recent advances in bottom-up synthesis of atomically defined graphene nanoribbons
(GNRs) with various microstructures and properties have demonstrated their promise in …

Electronic and optical properties of graphene quantum dots: the role of many-body effects

Y Li, H Shu, S Wang, J Wang - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2015‏ - ACS Publications
The electronic structure and optical properties of hexagonal armchair and zigzag-edged
graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are investigated within the framework of many-body …