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Atomically precise, custom-design origami graphene nanostructures

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Abstract

The construction of atomically precise carbon nanostructures holds promise for developing materials for scientific study and nanotechnology applications. Recently, origami, the ancient art of paper folding, has been widely used in diverse areas, from architecture to battery design and DNA nanofabrication. However, atomically precise and controllable graphene origami for the creation of custom-design GNSs with quantum features remains an open challenge. In this talk, we will report that graphene origami is an efficient way to convert graphene into atomically precise, complex nanostructures. By scanning tunneling microscope manipulation at low temperature, we repeatedly fold and unfold graphene nanoislands (GNIs) along an arbitrarily chosen direction. A bilayer graphene stack featuring a tunable twist angle and a tubular edge connection between the layers is formed. Folding single-crystal GNIs creates tubular edges with specified chirality and one-dimensional electronic features similar to those of carbon nanotubes, whereas folding bicrystal GNIs creates well-defined intramolecular junctions. The present atomically precise graphene origami provides a platform for constructing carbon nanostructures with engineered quantum properties and, ultimately, quantum machines.

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Presenters

  • Hui Chen

    Chinese Academy of Sciences,Institute of Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics

Authors

  • Hui Chen

    Chinese Academy of Sciences,Institute of Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics

  • Xianli Zhang

    Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Institute of Physics

  • Yu-Yang Zhang

    Chinese Academy of Sciences,Institute of Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China, School of physical sciences, Institute of Physics and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Dongfei Wang

    Chinese Academy of Sciences,Institute of Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Deliang Bao

    Vanderbilt Univ, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Institute of Physics

  • Shixuan Du

    Chinese Academy of Sciences,Institute of Physics, Institute of Physics and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China, School of physical sciences, Institute of Physics and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics, Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Min Ouyang

    Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Maryland

  • Sokrates T Pantelides

    Department of Physics and Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt Univ, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Univ, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Department of Physics and Astronomy & Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University

  • Hongjun Gao

    Chinese Academy of Sciences,Institute of Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics