Graphene nanoribbons go metal at precise widths - Materials Today

Graphene nanoribbons go metal at precise widths - Materials Today
Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have succeeded in producing metallic graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) that are only five carbon atoms wide. In an article published in Nature Communications, the researchers report fabricating the GNRs and measuring their electronic structure. Their results suggest that these extremely narrow and single-atom-thick ribbons could be used as metallic interconnects in future microprocessors.