Nanographenes and graphene nanoribbons as multitalents of present and future materials science

Y Gu, Z Qiu, K Müllen - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
As cut-outs from a graphene sheet, nanographenes (NGs) and graphene nanoribbons
(GNRs) are ideal cases with which to connect the world of molecules with that of bulk carbon …

Graphene via sonication assisted liquid-phase exfoliation

A Ciesielski, P Samorì - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene, the 2D form of carbon based material existing as a single layer of atoms
arranged in a honeycomb lattice, has set the science and technology sectors alight with …

Multiple-boron–nitrogen (multi-BN) doped π-conjugated systems for optoelectronics

X Chen, D Tan, DT Yang - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Boron–nitrogen-doped π-conjugated systems have been regarded as a class of organic
materials with exceptional electronic and optical properties, which makes them promising in …

Carbon science in 2016: Status, challenges and perspectives

J Zhang, M Terrones, CR Park, R Mukherjee… - Carbon, 2016 - Elsevier
This year we enjoyed the 30th anniversary of the discovery of C 60: Buckminsterfullerene.
This discovery in 1985 began a unique period in carbon science that saw the rise of carbon …

Hydrazine and thermal reduction of graphene oxide: reaction mechanisms, product structures, and reaction design

X Gao, J Jang, S Nagase - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2010 - ACS Publications
The density functional theory method (M05-2X/6-31G (d)) was used to investigate reaction
mechanisms for deoxygenation of graphene oxides (GOs) with hydrazine or heat treatment …

From conception to realization: an historial account of graphene and some perspectives for its future

DR Dreyer, RS Ruoff… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
There has been an intense surge in interest in graphene during recent years. However,
graphene‐like materials derived from graphite oxide were reported in 1962, and related …

Synthetic chiral molecular nanographenes: the key figure of the racemization barrier

JM Fernández-García, P Izquierdo-García… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Chirality is one of the most intriguing concepts of chemistry, involving living systems and,
more recently, materials science. In particular, the bottom-up synthesis of molecular …

Polyphenylene-based materials for organic photovoltaics

C Li, M Liu, NG Pschirer, M Baumgarten… - Chemical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Energy will be one of the most important factors to influence human society in the 21st
century. 1, 2 Cost, availability, and sustainability of energy have a significant impact on the …

Electrochemical approaches to the production of graphene flakes and their potential applications

CTJ Low, FC Walsh, MH Chakrabarti, MA Hashim… - Carbon, 2013 - Elsevier
Graphene (GN) has many beneficial properties that encourage wide applications. Various
manufacturing procedures are detailed in the literature but most are unable to produce GN …

Scholl reaction as a powerful tool for the synthesis of nanographenes: a systematic review

RS Jassas, EU Mughal, A Sadiq, RI Alsantali… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanographenes, or extended polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, have been attracting
increasing attention owing to their widespread applications in organic electronics. However …