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Graphene nanoribbons

Chemical stitching

Junctions between graphene nanoribbons with different electronic properties can be created by using a bottom-up synthesis method.

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Figure 1: Graphene nanoribbon heterostructures.

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Wang, X. Chemical stitching. Nature Nanotech 9, 875–876 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2014.257

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