期刊
ACS NANO
卷 15, 期 10, 页码 16552-16561出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c06226
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on-surface synthesis; reaction pathway; dehydrogenation; Ullmann coupling; scanning probe microscopy; XPS; graphene nanoribbon
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资金
- Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI)
- European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) [PID2019107338RB-C63, PID2019-107338RB-C64]
- Academy of Finland [311012, 314882]
- Academy of Finland (AKA) [314882, 311012, 314882, 311012] Funding Source: Academy of Finland (AKA)
The development of on-surface chemistry under vacuum has significantly enhanced our ability to synthesize carbon nanomaterials with atomic precision, particularly graphene nanoribbons. A detailed study of the growth process of armchair GNRs starting from dibromoperylene reveals a unique reaction pathway that can guide the design of other precursor molecules. Precursor molecules couple through a concerted mechanism to form covalent bonds and undergo dehydrogenation simultaneously, leading to straight GNR growth despite the presence of irregular metal-organic intermediates.
The advent of on-surface chemistry under vacuum has vastly increased our capabilities to synthesize carbon nanomaterials with atomic precision. Among the types of target structures that have been synthesized by these means, graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) have probably attracted the most attention. In this context, the vast majority of GNRs have been synthesized from the same chemical reaction: Ullmann coupling followed by cyclodehydrogenation. Here, we provide a detailed study of the growth process of five-atom-wide armchair GNRs starting from dibromoperylene. Combining scanning probe microscopy with temperature-dependent XPS measurements and theoretical calculations, we show that the GNR growth departs from the conventional reaction scenario. Instead, precursor molecules couple by means of a concerted mechanism whereby two covalent bonds are formed simultaneously, along with a concomitant dehydrogenation. Indeed, this alternative reaction path is responsible for the straight GNR growth in spite of the initial mixture of reactant isomers with irregular metal-organic intermediates that we find. The provided insight will not only help understanding the reaction mechanisms of other reactants but also serve as a guide for the design of other precursor molecules.
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