Synthetic chiral molecular nanographenes: the key figure of the racemization barrier

JM Fernández-García, P Izquierdo-García… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Chirality is one of the most intriguing concepts of chemistry, involving living systems and,
more recently, materials science. In particular, the bottom-up synthesis of molecular …

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 …

Highly conducting single-molecule topological insulators based on mono-and di-radical cations

L Li, JZ Low, J Wilhelm, G Liao, S Gunasekaran… - Nature Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Single-molecule topological insulators are promising candidates as conducting wires over
nanometre length scales. A key advantage is their ability to exhibit quasi-metallic transport …

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 …

Metal-organic framework/conductive polymer hybrid materials for supercapacitors

I Dědek, V Kupka, P Jakubec, V Šedajová… - Applied Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review article focuses on supercapacitor electrode materials based on composites of
metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and conductive polymers (CPs). MOFs have attracted …

Exceptional electron conduction in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks

E **, K Geng, S Fu, S Yang, N Kanlayakan… - Chem, 2021 - cell.com
Most organic/polymeric semiconductors are p-type semiconductors, whereas their n-type
versions are limited in both availability and carrier mobility. How to develop high-rate n-type …

Constructing covalent organic nanoarchitectures molecule by molecule via scanning probe manipulation

Q Zhong, A Ihle, S Ahles, HA Wegner, A Schirmeisen… - Nature Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Constructing low-dimensional covalent assemblies with tailored size and connectivity is
challenging yet often key for applications in molecular electronics where optical and …

Edge contacts to atomically precise graphene nanoribbons

W Huang, O Braun, DI Indolese, GB Barin, G Gandus… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bottom-up-synthesized graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are an emerging class of designer
quantum materials that possess superior properties, including atomically controlled …

Radical Single-Molecule Junctions

L Li, CR Prindle, W Shi, C Nuckolls… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Radicals are unique molecular systems for applications in electronic devices due to their
open-shell electronic structures. Radicals can function as good electrical conductors and …