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 …

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 of atomically precise graphene nanoribbons

L Talirz, P Ruffieux, R Fasel - Advanced materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The surface‐assisted polymerization and cyclodehydrogenation of specifically designed
organic precursors provides a route toward atomically precise graphene nanoribbons, which …

Ultra-narrow metallic armchair graphene nanoribbons

A Kimouche, MM Ervasti, R Drost, S Halonen… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs)—narrow stripes of graphene—have emerged as promising
building blocks for nanoelectronic devices. Recent advances in bottom-up synthesis have …

Structurally uniform and atomically precise carbon nanostructures

Y Segawa, H Ito, K Itami - Nature Reviews Materials, 2016 - nature.com
Nanometre-sized carbon materials consisting of benzene units oriented in unique geometric
patterns, hereafter named nanocarbons, conduct electricity, absorb and emit light, and …

Molecular bandgap engineering of bottom-up synthesized graphene nanoribbon heterojunctions

YC Chen, T Cao, C Chen, Z Pedramrazi… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Bandgap engineering is used to create semiconductor heterostructure devices that perform
processes such as resonant tunnelling, and solar energy conversion,. However, the …

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 …

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) …

Site-specific substitutional boron do** of semiconducting armchair graphene nanoribbons

RR Cloke, T Marangoni, GD Nguyen… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A fundamental requirement for the development of advanced electronic device architectures
based on graphene nanoribbon (GNR) technology is the ability to modulate the band …

Molecules–oligomers–nanowires–graphene nanoribbons: a bottom-up stepwise on-surface covalent synthesis preserving long-range order

A Basagni, F Sedona, CA Pignedoli… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
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 …