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  • Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Graphene's lack of an electronic bandgap limits digital electronics applications.
  • Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) exhibit tunable semiconducting properties via quantum confinement.
  • Bottom-up approaches using surface-assisted assembly enable precise GNR fabrication.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To fabricate graphene nanoribbon heterojunctions and heterostructures.
  • To combine pristine (p-GNRs) and nitrogen-doped (N-GNRs) segments seamlessly.
  • To investigate the electronic behavior of these novel heterostructures.

Main Methods:

  • Surface-assisted assembly of hydrocarbon and nitrogen-substituted hydrocarbon precursors.
  • Fabrication of atomically precise graphene nanoribbons.
  • Scanning probe microscopy for structural and electronic characterization.

Main Results:

  • Successfully created heterostructures of p-GNRs and N-GNRs.
  • Demonstrated seamless assembly of different GNR segments.
  • Observed behavior analogous to traditional p-n junctions with a significant band shift (0.5 eV) and electric field (2 × 10^8 V m⁻¹).

Conclusions:

  • Atomically precise GNR heterojunctions can be fabricated using molecular precursors.
  • These N-GNR/p-GNR heterostructures exhibit promising electronic properties for device applications.
  • The tunable bandgap and p-n junction-like behavior highlight potential for photovoltaics and digital electronics.