Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-5614
Authors: Hou, Ian Cheng-Yi
Title: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Chemistry in a Spirit of Graphene Engineering
Online publication date: 17-Feb-2021
Year of first publication: 2021
Language: english
Abstract: Graphene has extraordinary physical and chemical properties. However, it still has its limits. Especially, graphene does not possess a bandgap, which is essential for transistor-based applications. It is believed that proper quantization and defect engineering of graphene can solve such problem. This thesis centres on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) chemistry related to these topics. The first part describes the synthesis of high molecular weight polyphenylenes, which are structurally suitable precursors for nanographene (NG) with size approaching 5 nm. The second part elaborates in-solution and on-surface synthesis employing azulene derivatives in order to construct carbon nanostructures related to defect architectures observed at graphene grain boundaries. The third part discusses the functionalization of NGs to alter their electronic properties, enable interaction with metal oxide surface, and photoswitchable self-assembly. The thesis aims at providing new insight into bottom-up approach of graphene engineering.
DDC: 000 Allgemeines
000 Generalities
500 Naturwissenschaften
500 Natural sciences and mathematics
530 Physik
530 Physics
540 Chemie
540 Chemistry and allied sciences
Institution: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Department: FB 09 Chemie, Pharmazie u. Geowissensch.
MaxPlanck GraduateCenter
Place: Mainz
ROR: https://ror.org/023b0x485
DOI: http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-5614
URN: urn:nbn:de:hebis:77-openscience-56869f71-4b1a-4a91-9d45-763b5c4ef5a88
Version: Original work
Publication type: Dissertation
License: CC BY-ND
Information on rights of use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
Extent: 258 pages
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