Control length, width and structure Image of living APEX polymerization (provided by Kazumasa Takahashi, Nagoya University)
Nagoya University: Precise synthesis of graphene nanoribbons: next-generation semiconductor materials (GNR)
Nagoya University: “Living APEX Polymerization”
Prof. Kenichiro Itami and others succeeded in the precise synthesis of graphene nanoribbon (GNR), which could be the next generation semiconductor material.
We have developed “Living APEX Polymerization Method” that can control the length, width, and structure of GNR.
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Conventional synthesis method: problems
Graphene nanoribbons are expected as next-generation carbon materials.
The length, width, and structure of the material significantly change the electronic properties.
However, with the conventional synthesis method, it was not possible to precisely control everything.
This synthesis method: the solution point
Recently, we have developed an efficient polymer polymerization method (Living APEX polymerization method).
For the first time in the world, we succeeded in synthesizing graphene nanoribbons with precise control of length, width, and structure.
We can design and synthesize graphene nanoribbons with various structures precisely.
It is expected to pave the way for a wide range of applications such as next-generation semiconductors.
The research results will be published on June 26, 2019 (UK time) in the online bulletin version of the British scientific magazine “Nature”.
World Top Level Research Program (WPI)
Transformative Biomolecular Research Institute (ITbM)
http://www.itbm.nagoya-u.ac.jp/ja/research/2019/06/post-9.php