Small bandgap in atomically precise 17-atom-wide armchair-edged graphene nanoribbons

Armchair-edged graphene nanoribbons, characterized by width-dependent bandgaps, may become prominent in future semiconductor devices. Here, a small bandgap of 0.19 eV is achieved in 17-atom-wide nanoribbons, promising better transport characteristics in field-effect transistors.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Junichi Yamaguchi, Hironobu Hayashi, Hideyuki Jippo, Akitoshi Shiotari, Manabu Ohtomo, Mitsuhiro Sakakura, Nao Hieda, Naoki Aratani, Mari Ohfuchi, Yoshiaki Sugimoto, Hiroko Yamada, Shintaro Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:Communications Materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-020-0039-9