Properties of graphene: a theoretical perspective

• Published in: Advances in physics Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 261 - 482
• Main Authors: Abergel, D.S.L., Apalkov, V., Berashevich, J., Ziegler, K., Chakraborty, Tapash
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01.07.2010; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Atoms & subatomic particles; Band structure; bilayer graphene; Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties; Dirac fermions; edge-states; Electromagnetism; electron-electron interaction; Electronic structure and electrical properties of surfaces, interfaces, thin films and low-dimensional structures; Electronic structure of nanoscale materials : clusters, nanoparticles, nanotubes, and nanocrystals; Electronic transport in multilayers, nanoscale materials and structures; Electrons; Exact sciences and technology; graphane; Graphene; graphene nanoribbons; metal-insulator transition; monolayer graphene; Optical properties and condensed-matter spectroscopy and other interactions of matter with particles and radiation; Optical properties of low-dimensional, mesoscopic, and nanoscale materials and structures; Physical properties; Physics; plasmon dispersion; quantum dots; quantum Hall effect; Quantum physics; Simulation; zero-field transport; Confinement; Crystal defects; Electronic structure; Reviews; Localized states; Graphene; Optical properties; Quantum Hall effect; Transport processes

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 massless chiral Dirac fermions which has led to the experimental observation of many interesting effects similar to those predi...