Nanographenes and graphene nanoribbons as multitalents of present and future materials science

Y Gu, Z Qiu, K Müllen - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
As cut-outs from a graphene sheet, nanographenes (NGs) and graphene nanoribbons
(GNRs) are ideal cases with which to connect the world of molecules with that of bulk carbon …

Graphene nanoribbons for quantum electronics

H Wang, HS Wang, C Ma, L Chen, C Jiang… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are a family of one-dimensional (1D) materials with a
graphitic lattice structure. GNRs possess high mobility and current-carrying capability …

Scanning probe microscopy

K Bian, C Gerber, AJ Heinrich, DJ Müller… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Scanning probe microscopy (SPM), a key invention in nanoscience, has by now been
extended to a wide spectrum of basic and applied fields. Its application to basic science led …

Controlling a chemical coupling reaction on a surface: tools and strategies for on-surface synthesis

S Clair, DG de Oteyza - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
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: 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Production and processing of graphene and related materials

C Backes, AM Abdelkader, C Alonso… - 2D …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an overview of the main techniques for production and processing of graphene
and related materials (GRMs), as well as the key characterization procedures. We adopt …

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 …

Spin splitting of dopant edge state in magnetic zigzag graphene nanoribbons

RE Blackwell, F Zhao, E Brooks, J Zhu, I Piskun… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Spin-ordered electronic states in hydrogen-terminated zigzag nanographene give rise to
magnetic quantum phenomena, that have sparked renewed interest in carbon-based …

Covalent on-surface polymerization

L Grill, S Hecht - Nature Chemistry, 2020 - nature.com
With the rapid development of scanning probe microscopy, it has become possible to study
polymerization processes on suitable surfaces at the atomic level and in real space. In the …