RIKEN chemists have hit upon a fast and easy way to combine so-called nanobelts of carbon with sulfur-containing functional ...

They have now included thiophene, a ring-shaped compound composed of four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom, with carbon ...

Thiophene-fused PAHs are organic molecules composed of multiple aromatic rings including thiophene. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

The study was published in the journal Nature Communications. Five thiophene-fused nanobelts (yellow spheres: sulfur atoms; gray spheres: carbon atoms) in an organic solution. Image Credit: 2025 RIKEN ...