TY - JOUR
T1 - Emergence of atypical properties in assembled graphene nanoribbons
AU - Costa Girão, Eduardo
AU - Liang, Liangbo
AU - Cruz-Silva, Eduardo
AU - Filho, Antônio Gomes Souza
AU - Meunier, Vincent
PY - 2011/9/19
Y1 - 2011/9/19
N2 - Graphitic nanowiggles (GNWs) are periodic repetitions of nonaligned finite-sized graphitic nanoribbon domains seamlessly stitched together without structural defects. These complex nanostructures have been recently fabricated [Cai et al., Nature (London)NATUAS0028-0836 466, 470 (2010)10.1038/nature09211] and are here predicted to possess unusual properties, such as tunable band gaps and versatile magnetic behaviors. We used first-principles theory to highlight the microscopic origins of the emerging electronic and magnetic properties of the main subclasses of GNWs. Our study establishes a road map for guiding the design and synthesis of specific GNWs for nanoelectronic, optoelectronic, and spintronic applications.
AB - Graphitic nanowiggles (GNWs) are periodic repetitions of nonaligned finite-sized graphitic nanoribbon domains seamlessly stitched together without structural defects. These complex nanostructures have been recently fabricated [Cai et al., Nature (London)NATUAS0028-0836 466, 470 (2010)10.1038/nature09211] and are here predicted to possess unusual properties, such as tunable band gaps and versatile magnetic behaviors. We used first-principles theory to highlight the microscopic origins of the emerging electronic and magnetic properties of the main subclasses of GNWs. Our study establishes a road map for guiding the design and synthesis of specific GNWs for nanoelectronic, optoelectronic, and spintronic applications.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.135501
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.135501
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80053096680
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 107
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
IS - 13
M1 - 135501
ER -