Synopses & Reviews
Graphene has attracted considerable interest since it was isolated in 2004 by Nobel Prize winners Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov. Graphene is a single atom thick sheet of carbon and its properties, such as the ability to conduct light and electrons, could make it potentially suitable for a variety of devices and applications, including electronics, sensors and photonics. Chapter authors in part one describe preparation methods of graphene, such as chemical vapor deposition and electrochemical exfoliation, while in part two contributors cover graphenes properties, including electronic transport and photoemission. Concluding chapters look at the characterization of graphene using spectroscopy and microscopy and explore the applications of graphene in nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) and spintronics.
Synopsis
Graphene: Properties, Preparation, Characterisation and Devices reviews the preparation and properties of this exciting material. Graphene is a single-atom-thick sheet of carbon with properties, such as the ability to conduct light and electrons, which could make it potentially suitable for a variety of devices and applications, including electronics, sensors, and photonics.
Chapters in part one explore the preparation of, including epitaxial growth of graphene on silicon carbide, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth of graphene films, chemically derived graphene, and graphene produced by electrochemical exfoliation. Part two focuses on the characterization of graphene using techniques including transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), and Raman spectroscopy. These chapters also discuss photoemission of low dimensional carbon systems. Finally, chapters in part three discuss electronic transport properties of graphene and graphene devices. This part highlights electronic transport in bilayer graphene, single charge transport, and the effect of adsorbents on electronic transport in graphene. It also explores graphene spintronics and nano-electro-mechanics (NEMS).
Graphene is a comprehensive resource for academics, materials scientists, and electrical engineers working in the microelectronics and optoelectronics industries.
- Explores the graphene preparation techniques, including epitaxial growth on silicon carbide, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), chemical derivation, and electrochemical exfoliation
- Focuses on the characterization of graphene using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), and Raman spectroscopy
- A comprehensive resource for academics, materials scientists, and electrical engineers
About the Author
Viera Skakalova is a Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany.
Alan Kaiser is Professorial Research Fellow in the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His current research interests focus mainly on the electronic conduction properties of novel materials including graphene and carbon nanotube networks.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Preparation of graphene: Epitaxial growth of graphene on silicon carbide (SiC); Chemical vapour deposition (CVD) growth of graphene films; Chemically derived graphene; Graphene produced by electrochemical exfoliation
Part 2 Characterization of graphene: Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of graphene; Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) of graphene; Raman spectroscopy of graphene; Photoemission of low-dimensional carbon systems
Part 3 Electronic transport properties of graphene and graphene devices: Electronic transport in graphene: Towards high mobility; Electronic transport in bilayer graphene; Effect of adsorbents on electronic transport in graphene; Single-charge transport in graphene; Graphene spintronics; Graphene nanoelectromechanics (NEMS)