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On-surface Synthesis of a Chiral Graphene Nanoribbon with Mixed Edge Structure.
2020
Abstract Chiral graphene nanoribbons represent an important class of graphene nanomaterials with varying combinations of armchair and zigzag edges conferring them unique structure‐dependent electronic properties. Here, we describe the on‐surface synthesis of an unprecedented cove‐edge chiral GNR with a benzo‐fused backbone on a Au(111) surface using 2,6‐dibromo‐1,5‐diphenylnaphthalene as precursor. The initial precursor self‐assembly and the formation of the chiral GNRs upon annealing are revealed, along with a relatively small electronic bandgap of approximately 1.6 eV, by scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy.
Polycyclic aromatic chains on metals and insulating layers by repetitive [3+2] cycloadditions
2020
The vast potential of organic materials for electronic, optoelectronic and spintronic devices entails substantial interest in the fabrication of π-conjugated systems with tailored functionality directly at insulating interfaces. On-surface fabrication of such materials on non-metal surfaces remains to be demonstrated with high yield and selectivity. Here we present the synthesis of polyaromatic chains on metallic substrates, insulating layers, and in the solid state. Scanning probe microscopy shows the formation of azaullazine repeating units on Au(111), Ag(111), and h-BN/Cu(111), stemming from intermolecular homo-coupling via cycloaddition reactions of CN-substituted polycyclic aromatic az…
Sequential and site-specific on-surface synthesis on a bulk insulator
2013
cited By 15; International audience; The bottom-up construction of functional devices from molecular building blocks offers great potential in tailoring materials properties and functionality with utmost control. An important step toward exploiting bottom-up construction for real-life applications is the creation of covalently bonded structures that provide sufficient stability as well as superior charge transport properties over reversibly linked self-assembled structures. On-surface synthesis has emerged as a promising strategy for fabricating stable, covalently bound molecular structure on surfaces. So far, a majority of the structures created by this method have been obtained from a rat…
On-surface covalent linking of organic building blocks on a bulk insulator.
2011
On-surface synthesis in ultrahigh vacuum provides a promising strategy for creating thermally and chemically stable molecular structures at surfaces. The two-dimensional confinement of the educts, the possibility of working at higher (or lower) temperatures in the absence of solvent, and the templating effect of the surface bear the potential of preparing compounds that cannot be obtained in solution. Moreover, covalently linked conjugated molecules allow for efficient electron transport and are, thus, particularly interesting for future molecular electronics applications. When having these applications in mind, electrically insulating substrates are mandatory to provide sufficient decoupli…