Graphene-Based Nanostructures: From Molecules to Device Integration

Dear Colleagues,

Since the revolutionary experimental discovery of graphene over a decade ago, the research topic related to this material has progressed in a spectacular pace, opening new avenues for designing next-generation devices in the ultimate limit of miniaturization.

The field of graphene-based nanostructures has gained special momentum after the first demonstration of a bottom–up approach consisting of a synthetic polymerization route on metallic surfaces. This fabrication method has allowed the synthesis of atomically precise structures with tunable electronic and magnetic properties down to the single atom. By carefully selecting the precursor monomers, different graphene-based nanostructures were synthesized, characterized, and their electrical properties probed by integration in field-effect transistors.

Articles in this Special Issue on “Graphene-Based Nanostructures: From Molecules to Device Integration” will cover recent advances in the synthesis, characterization, and theoretical modeling of graphene-based materials. The focus will be on growth mechanism, electronic properties, and device integration. 

Dr. Gabriela Borin Barin
Guest Editor

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• graphene nanostructures
• graphene nanoribbons
• bottom-up fabrication
• on-surface synthesis
• field-effect transistors
• Raman spectroscopy
• optical properties
• DFT