The unique ability of carbon atoms to participate in robust covalent bonds with other carbon
atoms in diverse hybridization states (sp, sp 2, sp 3) or with nonmetallic elements enables …

Pristine graphene has been considered one of the most promising materials because of its
excellent physical and chemical properties. However, various defects in graphene produced …

Carbon is one of the most intriguing elements in the Periodic Table. It forms many allotropes,
some known from ancient times (diamond and graphite) and some discovered 10-20 years …

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted tremendous research interest since the
breakthrough of graphene. Their unique optical, electronic, and mechanical properties hold …

The possibility that non-magnetic materials such as carbon could exhibit a novel type of s–p
electron magnetism has attracted much attention over the years, not least because such …

The electronic properties of graphene, a two-dimensional crystal of carbon atoms, are
exceptionally novel. For instance, the low-energy quasiparticles in graphene behave as …

Graphene, in its ideal form, is a two-dimensional (2D) material consisting of a single layer of
carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice. The richness in morphological, physical …

As the scaling technology in the silicon-based semiconductor industry is approaching
physical limits, it is necessary to search for proper materials to be utilized as alternatives for …

The bottom-up approach to synthesize graphene nanoribbons strives not only to introduce a
band gap into the electronic structure of graphene but also to accurately tune its value by …

Graphene has attracted great interest for its superior physical, chemical, mechanical, and
electrical properties that enable a wide range of applications from electronics to …