Supernarrow Borophene Nanoribbons

Clear edge spins

Self-assembled, stabilized 1 nm-wide borophene nanoribbons embedded in Au(111), adding a new member to the 2D boron material family.

Wang, Haochen · Ding, Pengcheng · Zhao, Xiangyun · Wenlong, E. · Yu, Miao · Ma, Zhibo · Wang, Gang · Li, Jun · Yang, Xueming

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 2024

Specifications

width

{'zh': '约1', 'en': '~1'} nm

Advantages

embedded in the outermost Au layer, free of post-passivation

scanning tunneling spectroscopy reveals edge states attributed to localized spin at zigzag edges