Semiconducting Graphene Ribbon (IMAGE)

University of Basel

Semiconducting Graphene Ribbon

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The individual building blocks are heated on a silver surface in order to synthesize a porous graphene ribbon that exhibits semiconducting properties and a ladder-like structure. In each rung of the ladder, two carbon atoms have been replaced with nitrogen atoms (blue).

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University of Basel, Department of Physics

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