(Image: Empa) Graphene nanoribbons are narrow strips of graphene ... This allows for the tuning of electronic properties by controlling the nanoribbon dimensions, enabling their use in nanoelectronic ...

(Courtesy: National University of Singapore) “The work is the first demonstration of the concept of a Janus graphene nanoribbon (JGNR) strand featuring a single ferromagnetic zigzag edge,” Lu says.

The innovation involves a novel type of graphene nanoribbon (GNR), named Janus GNR (JGNR). The material has a unique zigzag edge, with a special ferromagnetic edge state located on one of the edges.