Graphene has attracted large interest due to its exceptional electronic and physical properties. Yet, the lack of a bandgap in graphene has slowed its application to logic devices. Graphene nanoribbons are narrow (&lt;10 nm) strips of graphene with bandgaps tunable by altering edge structure and width. Our group has recently developed a new synthetic approach to graphene nanoribbons that relies upon the controlled conversion of polydiacetylene polymers to graphene nanoribbons via heating. The presentation will include recent advances in the design and controlled synthesis of polydiacetylenes and their controlled conversion to the corresponding graphitic nanomaterials. <br/>

Tailor-made GNRs: Controlled conversion of polydiacetylenes into graphene nanoribbons

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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