• 文献标题:   Three-dimensional graphene nanoribbons as a framework for molecular assembly and local probe chemistry
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KAWAI S, KREJCI O, NISHIUCHI T, SAHARA K, KODAMA T, PAWLAK R, MEYER E, KUBO T, FOSTER AS
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  • 出版物名称:   SCIENCE ADVANCES
  • ISSN:   2375-2548
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Inst Mat Sci
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1126/sciadv.aay8913
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Recent advances in state-of-the-art probe microscopy allow us to conduct single molecular chemistry via tip-induced reactions and direct imaging of the inner structure of the products. Here, we synthesize three-dimensional graphene nanoribbons by on-surface chemical reaction and take advantage of tip-induced assembly to demonstrate their capability as a playground for local probe chemistry. We show that the radical caused by tip-induced debromination can be reversibly terminated by either a bromine atom or a fullerene molecule. The experimental results combined with theoretical calculations pave the way for sequential reactions, particularly addition reactions, by a local probe at the single-molecule level decoupled from the surface.