• 文献标题:   A modular synthetic approach for band-gap engineering of armchair graphene nanoribbons
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LI G, YOON KY, ZHONG XJ, WANG JC, ZHANG R, GUEST JR, WEN JG, ZHU XY, DONG GB
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   2041-1723
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Chicago
  • 被引频次:   9
  • DOI:   10.1038/s41467-018-03747-2
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Despite the great promise of armchair graphene nanoribbons (aGNRs) as high-performance semiconductors, practical band-gap engineering of aGNRs remains an unmet challenge. Given that width and edge structures are the two key factors for modulating band-gaps of aGNRs, a reliable synthetic method that allows control of both factors would be highly desirable. Here we report a simple modular strategy for efficient preparation of N = 6 aGNR, the narrowest member in the N = 3p (p: natural number) aGNR family, and two unsymmetrically edge-functionalized GNRs that contain benzothiadiazole and benzotriazole moieties. The trend of band-gap transitions among these GNRs parallels those in donor-acceptor alternating conjugated polymers. In addition, post-functionalization of the unsymmetrical heterocyclic edge via C-H borylation permits further band-gap tuning. Therefore, this method opens the door for convenient band-gap engineering of aGNRs through modifying the heteroarenes on the edge.