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 …

Magnetism of topological boundary states induced by boron substitution in graphene nanoribbons

N Friedrich, P Brandimarte, J Li, S Saito… - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), low-dimensional platforms for carbon-based electronics,
show the promising perspective to also incorporate spin polarization in their conjugated …

[HTML][HTML] Giant edge state splitting at atomically precise graphene zigzag edges

S Wang, L Talirz, CA Pignedoli, X Feng… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Zigzag edges of graphene nanostructures host localized electronic states that are predicted
to be spin-polarized. However, these edge states are highly susceptible to edge roughness …

A guide to the design of electronic properties of graphene nanoribbons

OV Yazyev - Accounts of chemical research, 2013 - ACS Publications
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are one-dimensional nanostructures predicted to display a
rich variety of electronic behaviors. Depending on their structure, GNRs realize metallic and …

Electronic structure of atomically precise graphene nanoribbons

P Ruffieux, J Cai, NC Plumb, L Patthey, D Prezzi… - ACS …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Some of the most intriguing properties of graphene are predicted for specifically designed
nanostructures such as nanoribbons. Functionalities far beyond those known from extended …

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 …

Width-dependent band gap in armchair graphene nanoribbons reveals Fermi level pinning on Au (111)

N Merino-Díez, A Garcia-Lekue… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We report the energy level alignment evolution of valence and conduction bands of armchair-
oriented graphene nanoribbons (aGNR) as their band gap shrinks with increasing width. We …

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 …

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 …

Spin splitting of dopant edge state in magnetic zigzag graphene nanoribbons

RE Blackwell, F Zhao, E Brooks, J Zhu, I Piskun… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Spin-ordered electronic states in hydrogen-terminated zigzag nanographene give rise to
magnetic quantum phenomena, that have sparked renewed interest in carbon-based …