On-surface Synthesis of a Chiral Graphene Nanoribbon with Mixed Edge Structure
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Abstract
Chiral graphene nanoribbons represent an important class of graphene nanomaterials with varying combinations of armchair and zigzag edges conferring them unique structure-dependent electronic properties. Here, we describe the on-surface synthesis of an unprecedented cove-edge chiral GNR with a benzo-fused backbone on a Au(111) surface using 2,6-dibromo-1,5-diphenylnaphthalene as precursor. The initial precursor self-assembly and the formation of the chiral GNRs upon annealing are revealed, along with a relatively small electronic bandgap of approximately 1.6 eV, by scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3807-3811 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Chemistry - an Asian journal |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 22 |
Publication status | Published - 16 Nov 2020 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
PubMed | 32955160 |
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Keywords
- chiral edge, graphene nanoribbon, on-surface synthesis, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy