Bottom-Up Synthesis of Necklace-Like Graphene Nanoribbons
摘要:
AbstractGraphene nanoribbons (GNRs) with an unprecedented “necklace‐like” structure were synthesized through a bottom‐up chemical approach, based on the oxidative cyclodehydrogenation of tailor‐made polyphenylene precursors. A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of 84 sp2 carbons (C84) was also synthesized and characterized as a model compound. Characterizations by a combination of MALDI‐TOF MS and FTIR, Raman, and UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy validated the formation of the necklace‐like GNRs. The absorption spectrum and DFT calculations revealed a bandgap of approximately 1.4 eV for this novel GNR system, which has not been attained with other GNR structures, enabling further fine‐tuning of GNR bandgaps by structural modulation.
Bottom-Up Synthesis of Necklace-Like Graphene Nanoribbons
摘要:
AbstractGraphene nanoribbons (GNRs) with an unprecedented “necklace‐like” structure were synthesized through a bottom‐up chemical approach, based on the oxidative cyclodehydrogenation of tailor‐made polyphenylene precursors. A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of 84 sp2 carbons (C84) was also synthesized and characterized as a model compound. Characterizations by a combination of MALDI‐TOF MS and FTIR, Raman, and UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy validated the formation of the necklace‐like GNRs. The absorption spectrum and DFT calculations revealed a bandgap of approximately 1.4 eV for this novel GNR system, which has not been attained with other GNR structures, enabling further fine‐tuning of GNR bandgaps by structural modulation.