Graphene: Piecing it Together

• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201101855
• Publication Date: 2011-08-16T16:08:16Z
• Authors: Mark H. Rümmeli; Claudia G. Rocha; Frank Ortmann; Imad Ibrahim; Haldun Sevincli; Felix Börrnert; Jens Kunstmann; Alicja Bachmatiuk; Markus Pötschke; Masashi Shiraishi; M. Meyyappan; Bernd Büchner; Stephan Roche; Gianaurelio Cunib...
• Keywords: Condensed Matter - Materials Science; Silicon; Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics; Nanotubes, Carbon; Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci); FOS: Physical sciences; 02 engineering and technology; 01 natural sciences; 7. Clean energy; 0104 chemical sciences; Metals; Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall); Nanotechnology; Graphite; Electronics; 0210 nano-technology

Graphene has a multitude of striking properties that make it an exceedingly attractive material for various applications, many which will emerge over the next decade. However, one most promising applications lie in exploiting its peculiar electronic are governed by electrons obeying linear dispersion relation. This leads to observation half integer quantum hall effect and absence localization. The latter is graphene-based field transistors. if graphene be future electronics, then significant hurdles need surmounted, namely, needs mass produced economically viable manner high crystalline quality with no or virtually defects grains boundaries. Moreover, processable atomic precision. Hence, as based devices depend heavily on our ability piece together single crystal define edges In this progress report, so electronics introduced reader. focus centers current synthesis strategies their weaknesses terms highlighted.