Plasmon decay via the surface or interface is a critical process for practical energy conversion and plasmonic catalysis. However, relationship between plasmon damping coupling 2D materials still unclear. The spectral splitting due to plasmon–exciton interaction impedes conventional single-particle method evaluate rate by linewidth. single gold nanorod using spectroscopy technique assisted with...

It has recently been shown that electronic transport in zigzag graphene nanoribbons becomes spin-polarized upon application of an electric field across the nanoribbon width. However, the electric fields required to experimentally induce this magnetic state are typically large and difficult to apply in practice. Here, using both first-principles density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent...

In this work, a new interconnect structure is proposed for the first time where copper-carbon nanotube composite encapsulated by graphene barrier layers named here as (Cu-carbon) hybrid interconnects. The motivation behind to utilize enhanced conductivity of (Cu-CNT) and improved reliability copper-graphene (Cu-GNR) in order build better possible replacement copper interconnects near future VLS...

The carbon nanotube and graphene nanoribbon band structure is derived using the two-band k · p method and shown to have a similar band structure as a III-V semiconductor. Contrary to a previous claim, it is shown that the tunnelling probability is lower for a graphene based semiconductor than for a III-V semiconductor with the same bandgap. Considering the relation between the bandgap and the e...

Graphene has drawn considerable attention due to its intriguing properties in photonics and optoelectronics. However, its interaction with light is normally rather weak. Meta-surfaces, artificial structures with single planar function-layers, have demonstrated exotic performances in boosting light-matter interactions, e.g., for absorption enhancement. Graphene based high efficiency absorber is ...

We perform a comparative study of the spin relaxation by spin-orbit coupling induced from adatoms (hydrogen and fluorine) in graphene. Two methods are applied, giving consistent results: a full quantum transport simulation of a graphene nanoribbon, and a T-matrix calculation using Green’s functions for a single adatom in graphene. For hydrogenated graphene the dominant spinorbit term for spin r...

Abstract Recently, porphyrin units have been attached to graphene nanoribbons (Por-GNR) enabling a multitude of structures. Here we report first-principles calculations two prototypical, experimentally feasible, Por-GNR hybrids, one which displays small band gap relevant as electrodes in devices. Embedding Fe atom the causes spin-polarized ground state ( S = 1). Using density functional theory ...

Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), as an emerging class of material, hold great potential for the future high speed and low power electronic and spintronic devices. The fabrication of GNRs is of the utmost interest in terms of graphene based device research. Chemical narrowing of GNRs by oxidation is a promising technique in producing nanoribbons of desired widths. In this article, we hope to elucida...

Twofold Perkin condensation of 2,5-dibromophenylene-1,4-diacetic acid with arylglyoxylic acids followed by cyclo-dehydrobromination leads to dipyreno- and diperyleno-anthracene tetraesters and diimides. The imides show surprisingly large absorption shifts versus the esters, illustrating that electron-withdrawing substituents at the anthracene unit efficiently impart long wavelength absorption i...

BACKGROUND The GEMINI spinal cord fusion protocol has been developed to achieve a successful cephalosomatic anastomosis. Here, for the first time, we report the effects of locally applied water-soluble, conductive PEG(polyethylene glycol)ylated graphene nanoribbons (PEG-GNRs) on neurophysiologic conduction after sharp cervical cord transection in rats. PEG-GNRs were produced by the polymerizati...