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Press releasePublished on 22 August 2025

Molecular “string lights” with a quantum twist - Wired by nature: precision molecules for tomorrow's electronics

Dübendorf, 22.08.2025 — Empa researchers have succeeded for the first time in binding organic porphyrin molecules with functional metal centers to a graphene nanoribbon with atomic precision. The resulting hybrid system is magnetically and electronically coupled, paving the way for a wide range of applications in molecular electronics, from chemical sensing to quantum technologies.

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