Towards Graphene Nanoribbon-based Electronics

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent advances in the fabrication, physical properties, and potential electronic applications of graphene nanoribbons, emphasizing experimental progress and theoretical insights into their transport and spin properties.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of recent experimental and theoretical developments in graphene nanoribbons, highlighting their potential for future electronic devices.

Findings

Advances in fabrication techniques of GNRs

Understanding of electronic and transport properties of GNRs

Insights into spin polarization and edge states

Abstract

The successful fabrication of single layer graphene has greatly stimulated the progress of the research on graphene. In this article, focusing on the basic electronic and transport properties of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), we review the recent progress of experimental fabrication of GNRs, and the theoretical and experimental investigations of physical properties and device applications of GNRs. We also briefly discuss the research efforts on the spin polarization of GNRs in relation to the edge states.