Tuning the morphology of chevron-type graphene nanoribbons by choice of annealing temperature

Cao, Yun; Qi, Jing; Zhang, Yan-Fang; Huang, Li; Zheng, Qi; Lin, Xiao; Cheng, Zhihai; Zhang, Yu-Yang; Feng, Xinliang; Du, Shixuan; Pantelides, Sokrates T.; Gao, Hong-Jun

doi:10.1007/s12274-018-2136-3

Tuning the morphology of chevron-type graphene nanoribbons by choice of annealing temperature

Journal Article · 19 July 2018 · Nano Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-018-2136-3· OSTI ID:1597914

Cao, Yun ^[1]; Qi, Jing ^[1]; Zhang, Yan-Fang ^[1]; Huang, Li ^[1]; Zheng, Qi ^[1]; Lin, Xiao ^[1]; Cheng, Zhihai ^[2]; Zhang, Yu-Yang ^[3]; Feng, Xinliang ^[4]; Du, Shixuan ^[1]; Pantelides, Sokrates T. ^[3]; Gao, Hong-Jun ^[1]

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China)
Renmin Univ. of China, Beijing (China)
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China); Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States)
Technische Univ. Dresden (Germany); Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. (China)

Bottom-up synthesis of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) by surface-assisted polymerization and cyclodehydrogenation of specifically designed precursor monomers has been shown to yield precise edges and doping. Here we use a precursor monomer containing sulfur atoms to fabricate nanostructures on a Au(111) surface at different annealing temperatures. The nanostructures have distinct configurations, varying from sulfur-doped polymers to sulfur-doped chevron-type GNRs (CGNRs) and, finally, pristine graphene nanoribbons with specific edges of periodic five-member carbon rings. Non-contact atomic force microscopy provides clear evidence for the cleavage of C–S bonds and formation of pristine CGNRs at elevated annealing temperatures. Further, first-principles calculations show that the CGNRs exhibit negative differential resistance.

Research Organization:: Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Key Research and Development Projects of China; National Basic Research Program of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-09ER46554

OSTI ID:: 1597914

Journal Information:: Nano Research, Vol. 11, Issue 12; ISSN 1998-0124

Publisher:: Springer

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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