Graphene nanoribbons with sub-nanometer widths are extremely interesting for nanoscale electronics and devices as they combine the unusual transport properties of graphene with the opening of a band gap due to quantum confinement in the lateral dimension. Strong research efforts are presently paid to grow such nanoribbons. Here we show the synthesis of 6- and 7-armchair graphene nanoribbons, with widths of 0.61 and 0.74 nm, and excitonic gaps of 1.83 and 2.18 eV, by high-temperature vacuum annealing of ferrocene molecules inside single-walled carbon nanotubes. The growth of the so-obtained graphene nanoribbons is evidenced from atomic resolution electron microscopy, while their well-defined structure is identified by a combination of an extensive wavelength-dependent Raman scattering characterization and quantum-chemical calculations. These findings enable a facile and scalable approach leading to the controlled growth and detailed analysis of well-defined sub-nanometer graphene nanoribbons.
Well-defined sub-nanometer graphene ribbons synthesized inside carbon nanotubes / Kuzmany, H.; Shi, L.; Martinati, M.; Cambre, S.; Wenseleers, W.; Kurti, J.; Koltai, J.; Kukucska, G.; Cao, K.; Kaiser, U.; Saito, T.; Pichler, T.. - In: CARBON. - ISSN 0008-6223. - 171:(2021), pp. 221-229. [10.1016/j.carbon.2020.08.065]
Well-defined sub-nanometer graphene ribbons synthesized inside carbon nanotubes
Martinati M.;
2021
Abstract
Graphene nanoribbons with sub-nanometer widths are extremely interesting for nanoscale electronics and devices as they combine the unusual transport properties of graphene with the opening of a band gap due to quantum confinement in the lateral dimension. Strong research efforts are presently paid to grow such nanoribbons. Here we show the synthesis of 6- and 7-armchair graphene nanoribbons, with widths of 0.61 and 0.74 nm, and excitonic gaps of 1.83 and 2.18 eV, by high-temperature vacuum annealing of ferrocene molecules inside single-walled carbon nanotubes. The growth of the so-obtained graphene nanoribbons is evidenced from atomic resolution electron microscopy, while their well-defined structure is identified by a combination of an extensive wavelength-dependent Raman scattering characterization and quantum-chemical calculations. These findings enable a facile and scalable approach leading to the controlled growth and detailed analysis of well-defined sub-nanometer graphene nanoribbons.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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