Topologically protected edge and confined states in finite armchair graphene nanoribbons and their junctions

MP López-Sancho, MC Muñoz - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
Topologically protected edge and junction states, previously predicted, have recently been
observed in armchair graphene nanoribbon (AGNR) heterojunctions. Here, via tight-binding …

Topological phases in graphene nanoribbons: junction states, spin centers, and quantum spin chains

T Cao, F Zhao, SG Louie - Physical review letters, 2017 - APS
We show that semiconducting graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) of different width, edge, and
end termination (synthesizable from molecular precursors with atomic precision) belong to …

Topological Phases in Cove-Edged and Chevron Graphene Nanoribbons: Geometric Structures, 2 Invariants, and Junction States

YL Lee, F Zhao, T Cao, J Ihm, SG Louie - Nano letters, 2018 - ACS Publications
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) have recently been shown by Cao, Zhao, and Louie [Cao,
T.; Zhao, F.; Louie, SG Phys. Rev. Lett. 2017, 119, 076401] to possess distinct topological …

Correlated topological states in graphene nanoribbon heterostructures

JP Joost, AP Jauho, M Bonitz - Nano Letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
Finite graphene nanoribbon (GNR) heterostructures host intriguing topological in-gap states
(Rizzo, DJ; et al. Nature 2018, 560, 204). These states may be localized either at the bulk …

Probing the magnetism of topological end states in 5-armchair graphene nanoribbons

J Lawrence, P Brandimarte, A Berdonces-Layunta… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We extensively characterize the electronic structure of ultranarrow graphene nanoribbons
(GNRs) with armchair edges and zigzag termini that have five carbon atoms across their …

Full analytical solution of finite-length armchair/zigzag nanoribbons

A García-Fuente, D Carrascal, G Ross, J Ferrer - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
Finite-length armchair graphene nanoribbons can behave as one-dimensional topological
materials, that may show edge states in their zigzag-terminated edges, depending on their …

Chiral symmetry breaking and topological charge of zigzag graphene nanoribbons

HC Lee, SRE Yang - New Journal of Physics, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Interacting quasi-one-dimensional zigzag graphene nanoribbons display gapped edge
excitations. Although the self-consistent Hartree–Fock fields break chiral symmetry, our work …

Topological states engineered in narrow strips of graphene

KJ Franke, F von Oppen - 2018 - nature.com
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Quantum phase transitions and topological proximity effects in graphene nanoribbon heterostructures

G Zhang, X Li, G Wu, J Wang, D Culcer, E Kaxiras… - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Topological insulators are bulk insulators that possess robust chiral conducting states along
their interfaces with normal insulators. A tremendous research effort has recently been …

Topological band engineering of graphene nanoribbons

DJ Rizzo, G Veber, T Cao, C Bronner, T Chen, F Zhao… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Topological insulators are an emerging class of materials that host highly robust in-gap
surface or interface states while maintaining an insulating bulk,. Most advances in this field …