Phenyl Functionalization of Atomically Precise Graphene Nanoribbons for Engineering Inter-ribbon Interactions and Graphene Nanopores

Shekhirev, Mikhail; Zahl, Percy; Sinitskii, Alexander

doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b04489

Title: Phenyl Functionalization of Atomically Precise Graphene Nanoribbons for Engineering Inter-ribbon Interactions and Graphene Nanopores

Journal Article · 07 August 2018 · ACS Nano

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b04489 · OSTI ID:1466610

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Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) attract a great attention from researchers due to their tunable physical properties and potential for becoming nanoscale building blocks of electronic devices. GNRs can be synthesized with atomic precision by on-surface approaches from specially designed molecular precursors. While a considerable number of ribbons with very diverse structures and properties have been demonstrated in recent years, there have been only limited examples of on-surface synthesized GNRs modified with functional groups. In this study, we designed a nanoribbon, in which the chevron GNR backbone is decorated with phenyl functionalities, and demonstrate the on-surface synthesis of these GNRs on Au(111). We show that the phenyl modification affects the assembly of the GNR polymer precursors through π-π interactions. Scanning tunneling spectroscopy of the modified GNRs on Au(111) revealed that they have a band gap of 2.50±0.02 eV, which is comparable to that of the parent chevron GNR. The phenyl functionalization leads to a shift of the band edges to lower energies, suggesting that it could be a useful tool for the GNR band structure engineering. We also investigated lateral fusion of the phenyl-modified GNRs and demonstrate that it could be used to engineer different kinds of atomically precise graphene nanopores. A similar functionalization approach could be potentially applied to other GNRs to affect their on-surface assembly, modify their electronic properties, and realize graphene nanopores with a variety of structures.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1466610

Report Number(s):: BNL-207943-2018-JAAM

Journal Information:: ACS Nano, Vol. 12, Issue 8; ISSN 1936-0851

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Language:: English

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