[HTML][HTML] Forty years of Clar's aromatic π-sextet rule

M Solà - Frontiers in chemistry, 2013 - frontiersin.org
In 1972 Erich Clar formulated his aromatic pi-sextet rule that allows discussing qualitatively
the aromatic character of benzenoid species. Now, forty years later, Clar's aromatic pi-sextet …

Progress and challenges in understanding of photoluminescence properties of carbon dots based on theoretical computations

M Langer, M Paloncýová, M Medveď, M Pykal… - Applied Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs), including graphene quantum dots, carbon nanodots, carbon quantum
dots, and carbonized polymer dots, belong to extensively studied nanomaterials with a very …

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 …

Tuning the band gap of graphene nanoribbons synthesized from molecular precursors

YC Chen, DG De Oteyza, Z Pedramrazi, C Chen… - ACS …, 2013 - ACS Publications
A prerequisite for future graphene nanoribbon (GNR) applications is the ability to fine-tune
the electronic band gap of GNRs. Such control requires the development of fabrication tools …

Rationalized design of hyperbranched trans-scale graphene arrays for enduring high-energy lithium metal batteries

R Fang, Z Han, J Li, Z Yu, J Pan, S Cheong… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Lithium (Li) metal anode have shown exceptional potential for high-energy batteries.
However, practical cell-level energy density of Li metal batteries is usually limited by the low …

Vertically grown edge‐rich graphene nanosheets for spatial control of Li nucleation

Q Song, H Yan, K Liu, K **e, W Li, W Gai… - Advanced Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Inhomogeneous mass and charge transfers induce severe Li dendrite formation, impeding
the service of Li metal anodes in rechargeable batteries. Various 3D hosts are proposed to …

Edge-modified phosphorene nanoflake heterojunctions as highly efficient solar cells

W Hu, L Lin, C Yang, J Dai, J Yang - Nano letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
We propose to use edge-modified phosphorene nanoflakes (PNFs) as donor and acceptor
materials for heterojunction solar cells. By using density functional theory based …

Diels− Alder chemistry of graphite and graphene: graphene as diene and dienophile

S Sarkar, E Bekyarova, S Niyogi… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The zero-band-gap electronic structure of graphene enables it to function as either the diene
or the dienophile in the Diels− Alder reaction, and this versatile synthetic method offers a …

Synthesis and characterization of teranthene: a singlet biradical polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having Kekulé structures

A Konishi, Y Hirao, M Nakano, A Shimizu… - Journal of the …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Synthesis and Characterization of Teranthene: A Singlet Biradical Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbon Having Kekulé Structures | Journal of the American Chemical Society ACS ACS …

Termini of bottom-up fabricated graphene nanoribbons

L Talirz, H Söde, J Cai, P Ruffieux… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Atomically precise graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) can be obtained via thermally induced
polymerization of suitable precursor molecules on a metal surface. This communication …