Tailoring the Physical Properties of Graphene

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Contributors

  • C. G. Rocha - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • M. H. Rümmeli - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • I. Ibrahim - , Chair of Nanoelectronics (Author)
  • H. Sevincli - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • F. Börrnert - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • J. Kunstmann - , Chair of Theoretical Chemistry (Author)
  • A. Bachmatiuk - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • M. Pötschke - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • W. Li - , Chair of Theoretical Chemistry (Author)
  • S. A.M. Makharza - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • S. Roche - , TUD Dresden University of Technology, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICREA (Author)
  • B. Büchner - , Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • G. Cuniberti - , Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)

Abstract

For many years graphene was deemed an “academic” material where its perfect honeycomb monolayer structure of carbon atoms was treated solely as a theoretical model for describing the properties of various carbon-based materials such as graphite, fullerenes, and carbon nanotubes. Older theoretical predictions [1, 2, 3], studying pristine two-dimensional (2D) crystals, presumed graphene would be unstable in reality due to thermal |uctuations that prevent long-range crystalline order at finite temperatures. This presumption was strongly supported by various experimental investigations with thin films in which the samples became unstable as their thickness was reduced. Now, early in the twenty-first century, graphene has emerged as a real sample [4, 5]. The initial works by Geim and Novoselov showed the isolation of astonishingly thin carbon films and eventually monolayer graphene by simply using scotch tape. Since its discovery, the variety of physical phenomena explored using graphene has expanded at a remarkably fast pace inspiring a wide variety of novel technological applications. Spurred on by potential future applications.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGraphene
PublisherCRC Press
Pages1-25
Number of pages25
ISBN (electronic)9781439861882
ISBN (print)9781439861875
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2016
Peer-reviewedYes