Atomically precise bottom-up fabrication of graphene nanoribbons

Jinming Cai, Pascal Ruffieux, Rached Jaafar, Marco Bieri, Thomas Braun, Stephan Blankenburg, Matthias Muoth, Ari P. Seitsonen, Moussa Saleh, Xinliang Feng, Klaus Müllen () and Roman Fasel ()
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Jinming Cai: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, nanotech@surfaces Laboratory, 3602 Thun and 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Pascal Ruffieux: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, nanotech@surfaces Laboratory, 3602 Thun and 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Rached Jaafar: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, nanotech@surfaces Laboratory, 3602 Thun and 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Marco Bieri: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, nanotech@surfaces Laboratory, 3602 Thun and 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Thomas Braun: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, nanotech@surfaces Laboratory, 3602 Thun and 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Stephan Blankenburg: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, nanotech@surfaces Laboratory, 3602 Thun and 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Matthias Muoth: ETH Zurich, Micro and Nanosystems, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Ari P. Seitsonen: University of Zurich, Physical Chemistry Institute, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
Moussa Saleh: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55124 Mainz, Germany
Xinliang Feng: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55124 Mainz, Germany
Klaus Müllen: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55124 Mainz, Germany
Roman Fasel: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, nanotech@surfaces Laboratory, 3602 Thun and 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland

Nature, 2010, vol. 466, issue 7305, 470-473

Abstract: Ribbon development Graphene nanoribbons, narrow straight-edged strips of the single-atom-thick sheet form of carbon, are predicted to exhibit remarkable properties, making them suitable for future electronic applications. Before this potential can be realized, more chemically precise methods of production will be required. Cai et al. report a step towards that goal with the development of a bottom-up fabrication method that produces atomically precise graphene nanoribbons of different topologies and widths. The process involves the deposition of precursor monomers with structures that 'encode' the topology and width of the desired ribbon end-product onto a metal surface. Surface-assisted coupling of the precursors into linear polyphenylenes is then followed by cyclodehydrogenation. Given the method's versatility and precision, it could even provide a route to more unusual graphene nanoribbon structures with tuned chemical and electronic properties.

Date: 2010
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