Overview of the experimentally obtained values for band gaps and effective masses for the various GNRs.
| Precursor | Ribbon type | Band gap | Effective mass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, 3 | 3-AGNR | 3.05 eV,80 3.23 eV112 | |
| 4, 5 | 5-AGNR | 2.8 eV,a 67 1.3 eV,68 0.85 eV,174 0.1 eV172 | |
| 3 | 6-AGNR | 1.88 eV,80 1.69 eV112 | 0.15 me80 |
| 7, 8 | 7-AGNR | 2.3–2.8 eV77,78,109,114,175,176,178,180,182,187,188 | 0.32, 0.35 mea 180 |
| 0.41, 0.40 me182 | |||
| 0.4 me195 | |||
| 3 + 4 | 8-AGNR | 1.0 eV197 | — |
| 11 | 9-AGNR | 1.35–1.5 eV57,112,114 | 0.09 me57 |
| 0.12 me, 0.11 me57 | |||
| 0.11 me192 | |||
| 3 + 8 | 10-AGNR | 2.0 eV197 | |
| 3 | 12-AGNR | 1.13 eV112 | |
| 14, 16 | 13-AGNR | 1.34 eV,56 1.4 eV198 | 0.13 me, 0.14 me56 |
| 8 | 14-AGNR | 0.2 eV114 | |
| 20 | 15-AGNR | 1.03 eV112 | |
| 18 | 17-AGNR | 0.19 eV56 | 0.06 me56 |
| 11 | 18-AGNR | 0.9 eV114 | |
| 8 | 21-AGNR | 0.7 eV114 | |
| 22 | Doped 7-AGNR | 2.4 eV219 | |
| 24 | Doped 7-AGNR | 2.3 eV88 | |
| 26 | Doped 7-AGNR | 2.3 eV214 | |
| 30 | CGNR | 2.4–2.53 92,199,200 | |
| 32 | CGNR | 2.1 eV89 | |
| 34 | Doped CGNR | 2.71 eV39 | — |
| 36 | Doped CGNR | 1.9 eV230 | |
| 38 | Doped CGNR | 2.2 eV (X = NH),200 2.3 eV (X = O),200 2.2 eV (X = S),200 2.33 eV (X = CO),92 2.4 eV (X = C)117 | |
| 40 | Doped CGNR | 1.28–1.78 eV231 | |
| 44 | CGNR | 2.5 eV202 | |
| 46 | CGNR | 2.2 eV201 | |
| 48 | Doped CGNR | 1.5 eV203 | |
| 50 | Doped CGNR | 0.9 eV203 | |
| 8, 55 | chGNR | 0.67 eV,209 1.8 eVa 73 | 0.34 me,209 0.36 me209 |
| 57 | chGNR | 1.6 eV204 | |
| 65 | ZGNR | 1.5 eV58 | |
| 69 | Doped porous GNR | 2.7 eV210 | |
| 71 | Topological GNR | 0.65 eV42 | |
| 73 | Topological GNR | 0.74 eV40 | |
| 75 | Topological GNR | 0 eV41 | |
| 77 | Other | 0.12 eV213 | 0.02 me213 |
| 79 | Other | 1.0 eV116 | |
| 83 | Other | 1.7 eV232 (ribbon 84) | |
| 1.4 eV232 (ribbon 85) |
See discussion in article text.