Existence of multi-radical and closed-shell semiconducting states in post-graphene organic Dirac materials

The lack of band gap controllability in graphene severely restricts its use in nanoelectronics. Here, the authors predict that post-graphene organic Dirac materials should allow for exceptional electronic tunability between graphene-like semimetallicity and multi-radical and/or closed-shell semicond...

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Main Authors: Isaac Alcón, Francesc Viñes, Iberio de P. R. Moreira, Stefan T. Bromley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01977-4
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Summary:The lack of band gap controllability in graphene severely restricts its use in nanoelectronics. Here, the authors predict that post-graphene organic Dirac materials should allow for exceptional electronic tunability between graphene-like semimetallicity and multi-radical and/or closed-shell semiconducting states.
ISSN:2041-1723