Precision graphene nanoribbon wires for molecular electronics sensing and switching devices
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsFelix Fischer, Ryan McCurdy
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Abstract
A precision graphene nanoribbon (GNR) bridge molecule can include: a central GNR having a precision structure selected the following structural types: armchair, zigzag, cove, chevron, and fjord; a functional anchoring group at either end of the GNR selected from the following: amine, thiol, thioether, stannane, halide, boronic acid, boronic ester, azide, and carbene; a central functional conjugation group at a precisely specified location; and edge group functionalization with solubilizing groups selected from the following: linear and branched alkyl chains, substituted aromatic rings, oligoethylene glycol, carboxylic acids, and sulfonic acids.
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A precision graphene nanoribbon (GNR) bridge molecule, comprising:
- a central GNR having a precision structure selected the following structural types:
- armchair, zigzag, cove, chevron, and fjord;
- a functional anchoring group at either end of the GNR selected from the following:
- amine, thiol, thioether, stannane, halide, boronic acid, boronic ester, azide, and carbene;
- a central functional conjugation group at a precisely specified location;
- and
- edge group functionalization with solubilizing groups selected from the following:
- linear and branched alkyl chains, substituted aromatic rings, oligoethylene glycol, carboxylic acids, and sulfonic acids.
A method of sequencing DNA, using a graphene nanoribbon (GNR) molecular electronics sensor array chip, the method comprising:
- proving a flow-cell that contains the chip and can provide liquid reagents;
- providing such a chip with polymerase-probe GNRs;
- supplying reagents in a flow cell that include sequencing reagents;
- recording signals from the sensors on the chip;
- processing the signals to basecalls;
- and
- recording and storing the called sequences.
A precision graphene nanoribbon (GNR) switch molecule, comprising:
- a central GNR with a precision structure selected from the following structural types:
- armchair, zigzag, cove, chevron, and fjord;
- a functional anchoring group at either end of the GNR selected from the following:
- amine, thiol, thioether, stannane, halide, boronic acid, boronic ester, azide, and carbene;
- a central functional core at a precisely specified location selected from among the following types:
- heterojunction interfaces, electron spin system, quantum dots, qubits, and/or symmetry protected topological states;
- and
- edge group functionalization with solubilizing groups, from among the following types:
- linear and branched alkyl chains, substituted aromatic rings, oligoethylene glycol, carboxylic acids, sulfonic acids.
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