Graphene nanoribbons, which are narrow strips of nanoscale honeycomb carbon structures, exhibit remarkable magnetic properties due to the behavior of unpaired electrons in the atoms' π-orbitals.

Graphene nanoribbons, which are narrow strips of nanoscale honeycomb carbon structures, exhibit remarkable magnetic properties due to the behaviour of unpaired electrons in the atoms' π-orbitals.

Pattern template for graphene nanoribbons: Depending on the direction of the ribbon axis, graphene nanoribbons have an armchair edge (orange) or a zigzag edge (blue). (Image: Empa) Graphene ...

Experiments conducted at Montana State University in collaboration with Columbia University and the Honda Research Institute have resulted in the emission of single photons of light in a new type of ...

Graphene has potentially useful electronic properties but it is difficult to produce and process on large scales. Working with chemically modified forms of graphene — such as graphene oxide ...

The emission of single photons from atomically thin nanoribbons marks a breakthrough in quantum materials, paving the way for ...

The team including Kyoto University professor Hiroshi Sakaguchi and assistant professor Takahiro Kojima chose to use graphene nanoribbons, ribbon-like structures made of ultrathin sheets of carbon ...