Giant edge state splitting at atomically precise graphene zigzag edges

Shiyong Wang; Leopold Talirz; Carlo A. Pignedoli; Xinliang Feng; Klaus Müllen; Roman Fasel; Pascal Ruffieux

doi:10.1038/ncomms11507

Nature Communications (May 2016)

Giant edge state splitting at atomically precise graphene zigzag edges

Shiyong Wang,
Leopold Talirz,
Carlo A. Pignedoli,
Xinliang Feng,
Klaus Müllen,
Roman Fasel,
Pascal Ruffieux

Affiliations

Shiyong Wang: Nanotech@surfaces Laboratory, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Leopold Talirz: Nanotech@surfaces Laboratory, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Carlo A. Pignedoli: Nanotech@surfaces Laboratory, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Xinliang Feng: Department of Synthetic Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Klaus Müllen: Department of Synthetic Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Roman Fasel: Nanotech@surfaces Laboratory, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Pascal Ruffieux: Nanotech@surfaces Laboratory, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11507
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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The zigzag edges of graphene host edge-localized electronic states with aligned electron spins, but these states strongly interact with metallic substrates. Here, the authors measure the electronic structure of graphene nanoribbons after transferring them to an insulating support.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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