Graphene nanoribbons by chemists: Nanometer-sized, soluble, and defect-free

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2540-2543

  Dössel, Lukas ^a   Gherghel, Lileta ^a   Feng, Xinliang ^a   Müllen, Klaus ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

dehydrogenation; graphene; nanoribbons; Scholl reaction; Suzuki polymerization

Indexed keywords

CYCLODEHYDROGENATION; DEFECT-FREE; GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS; NANORIBBONS; ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; POLYPHENYLENES; SCHOLL REACTION; SINGLE REACTION STEPS; SUZUKI POLYMERIZATION;

DEFECTS; DEHYDROGENATION; GRAPHENE; POLYMERIZATION;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 79952260890     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201006593     Document Type: Article

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