’Bite’ defects in bottom-up graphene nanoribbons

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Left: STM image of bottom-up zigzag graphene nanoribbons. Right: Spin-density in
Left: STM image of bottom-up zigzag graphene nanoribbons. Right: Spin-density in the vicinity of a ’bite’ defect in a zigzag graphene nanoribbon. Image: Empa / EPFL (adapted with permission from J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021,12, 4692-4696, Copyright 2021 American Chemical Society)
Left: STM image of bottom-up zigzag graphene nanoribbons. Right: Spin-density in the vicinity of a 'bite' defect in a zigzag graphene nanoribbon. Image: Empa / EPFL (adapted with permission from J. Phys. Chem. Lett. Copyright 2021 American Chemical Society) - Scientists at Empa and EPFL have identified a new type of defect as the most common source of disorder in on-surface synthesized graphene nanoribbons, a novel class of carbon-based materials that may prove extremely useful in next-generation electronic devices. The researchers identified the atomic structure of these so-called "bite" defects and investigated their effect on quantum electronic transport.
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