DOI: 10.1002/adma.201505738. On‐Surface Synthesis of Atomically Precise Graphene Nanoribbons

On‐Surface Synthesis of Atomically Precise Graphene Nanoribbons

10.1002/adma.201505738

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Advanced Materials (311)

Abstract

The surface‐assisted polymerization and cyclodehydrogenation of specifically designed organic precursors provides a route toward atomically precise graphene nanoribbons, which promises to combine the outstanding electronic properties of graphene with a bandgap that is sufficiently large for room‐temperature digital‐logic applications. Starting from the basic concepts behind the on‐surface synthesis approach, this report covers the progress made in understanding the different reaction steps, in synthesizing atomically precise graphene nanoribbons of various widths and edge structures, and in characterizing their properties, ending with an outlook on the challenges that still lie ahead.

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Talirz, L., Ruffieux, P., & Fasel, R. (2016). OnâSurface Synthesis of Atomically Precise Graphene Nanoribbons. Advanced Materials, 28(29), 6222â6231. Portico.

Authors 3

Leopold Talirz (first)
Pascal Ruffieux (additional)
Roman Fasel (additional)

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Created	9 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 12, 2016, 3:31 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 11 months ago (Sept. 11, 2023, 5:24 p.m.)
Indexed	30 minutes ago (Aug. 29, 2025, 5:31 p.m.)
Issued	9 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 12, 2016)
Published	9 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 12, 2016)
Published Online	9 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 12, 2016)
Published Print	9 years ago (Aug. 1, 2016)

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BibTeX

@article{Talirz_2016, title={On‐Surface Synthesis of Atomically Precise Graphene Nanoribbons}, volume={28}, ISSN={1521-4095}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201505738}, DOI={10.1002/adma.201505738}, number={29}, journal={Advanced Materials}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Talirz, Leopold and Ruffieux, Pascal and Fasel, Roman}, year={2016}, month=feb, pages={6222–6231} }

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