Abstract
Open, sesame! Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) with smooth edges and controllable widths are crucial for graphene electronic and spintronic applications. High-quality narrow GNRs can be synthesized from single-walled carbon nanotubes at 200-300 °C using a Cu-atom catalyst, which dramatically reduces the energy barrier of unzipping from 3.11 to 1.16 eV.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8041-8045 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 35 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 22 Aug 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- ab initio calculations
- graphene
- heterogeneous catalysis
- nanotubes