Graphene nanoribbons hold great promise for future applications in nanoelectronic devices,
as they may combine the excellent electronic properties of graphene with the opening of an …

The unique ability of carbon atoms to participate in robust covalent bonds with other carbon
atoms in diverse hybridization states (sp, sp 2, sp 3) or with nonmetallic elements enables …

The possibility that non-magnetic materials such as carbon could exhibit a novel type of s–p
electron magnetism has attracted much attention over the years, not least because such …

Precise control over the size and shape of graphene nanostructures allows engineering spin-
polarized edge and topological states, representing a novel source of non-conventional π …

A central question in the field of graphene-related research is how graphene behaves when
it is patterned at the nanometre scale with different edge geometries. A fundamental shape …

Emergence of π-magnetism in open-shell nanographenes has been theoretically predicted
decades ago but their experimental characterization was elusive due to the strong chemical …

Graphene electronic devices can be made by top-down (TD) or bottom-up (BU) approaches.
This Perspective defines and explains those two approaches and discusses the advantages …

Turning graphene magnetic is a promising challenge to make it an active material for
spintronics. Predictions state that graphene structures with specific shapes can …

Contributing to the need for new graphene nanoribbon (GNR) structures that can be
synthesized with atomic precision, we have designed a reactant that renders chiral (3, 1) …

Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are one-dimensional nanostructures predicted to display a
rich variety of electronic behaviors. Depending on their structure, GNRs realize metallic and …