Controllable tuning of the electronic transport in pre-designed graphene nanoribbon

We make use of ab initio density functional theory calculation to explore the electronic and transport properties of zigzag-edged graphene nanoribbon (ZGNR) with peculiar designed electronic transport channels by tailoring the atomic configuration of the nanostructure. Tailoring the atomic structure has significant influences on the electronic transport of the defective nanostructure, and eventually the metal-semiconducting transition are identified with the increasing number of missing atoms. Our results demonstrate that pre-designed graphene nanoribbon by selective tailoring with high precision is expected to be served as the basic component for nanoelectronic device.

► M–S transition induced by pre-designed nanostructure. ► Tuning the Electronic transport Properties. ► Symmetry breaking by the particular atomic nanostructure.