She runs a research group, the Casiraghi Group, which uses Raman spectroscopy to derive quantitative information on the properties and structure of carbon nanostructures. Examples include measuring ...

Graphene nanoribbons are promising candidates for 2D material electrical interconnects; however, the top-down fabrication of nanoribbons has remained a challenge. Here, Chenet al. have used a ...

One that has scientists particularly excited is nanoribbons for applications in energy storage and computing, but producing these ultra-thin strips of graphene has proven a difficult undertaking.

Graphene nanoribbons combine the unique electronic and spin properties of graphene1,2 with a transport gap that arises from quantum confinement and edge effects3,4,5,6. This makes them an ...

By seamlessly stringing together doped and undoped graphene pieces, they were able to form "heterojunctions" in the nanoribbons, thereby fulfilling a basic requirement for electronic current to ...

Graphene Nanoribbons might soon be much easier to produce. An international research team has succeeded in producing this versatile material for the first time directly on the surface of ...

Exploring graphene nanoribbons' synthesis via CVD and other methods for advanced electronic and quantum applications. ... Raman spectroscopy analyzes chemical and electronic structures, helping to ...

Raman spectroscopy is an integral part of studying graphene-based materials such as graphene quantum dots, graphene nanoribbons, graphene composites and many more. Raman spectroscopy and imaging have ...

How to engineer topology in graphene nanoribbons The researchers found that this method has a relatively high yield, transforming up to 54% of the starting material into edge-closed nanoribbons. The ...

Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) bend and twist easily in solution, making them adaptable for biological uses like DNA analysis, drug delivery and biomimetic applications, according to scientists at ...

Renishaw reports on the use of Raman spectroscopy in the study of graphene by the Casiraghi Group located at the University of Manchester's Nanoscience and Spectroscopy Laboratory. Dr Cinzia Casiraghi ...