Programmable Fabrication of Monodisperse Graphene Nanoribbons via Deterministic Iterative Synthesis

J Am Chem Soc. 2022 Sep 7;144(35):16012-16019. doi: 10.1021/jacs.2c05670. Epub 2022 Aug 26.

Abstract

While enormous progress has been achieved in synthesizing atomically precise graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), the preparation of GNRs with a fully predetermined length and monomer sequence remains an unmet challenge. Here, we report a fabrication method that provides access to structurally diverse and monodisperse "designer" GNRs through utilization of an iterative synthesis strategy, in which a single monomer is incorporated into an oligomer chain during each chemical cycle. Surface-assisted cyclodehydrogenation is subsequently employed to generate the final nanoribbons, and bond-resolved scanning tunneling microscopy is utilized to characterize them.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Graphite* / chemistry
  • Nanotubes, Carbon* / chemistry

Substances

  • Nanotubes, Carbon
  • Graphite