Raman fingerprints of atomically precise graphene nanoribbons

Abstract

Bottom-up approaches allow the production of ultra-narrow and atomically precise graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), with electronic and optical properties controlled by the specific atomic structure. Combining Raman spectroscopy and ab-initio simulations, we show that GNR width, edge geometry and functional groups all influence their Raman spectra. The low-energy spectral region below 1000 cm-1 is particularly sensitive to edge morphology and functionalization, while the D peak dispersion can be used to uniquely fingerprint the presence of GNRs, and differentiates them from other sp2 carbon nanostructures.

arXiv commentThis document is the unedited Author's version of a Submitted Work that was subsequently accepted for publication in Nano Letters, copyright \c{opyright} American Chemical Society after peer review. To access the final edited and published work see DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b04183

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