Hybrid platforms of graphane–graphene 2D structures: prototypes for atomically precise nanoelectronics

Abstract

First-principles calculations demonstrate that line/ribbon defects, resulting from a controlled dehydrogenation in graphane, lead to the formation of low-dimensional electron-rich tracks in a monolayer. The present simulations point out that hybrid graphane–graphene nanostructures exhibit important elements, greatly required for the fabrication of efficient electronic circuits at the atomic level.