Graphene has attracted huge scientific interest due to its potential of exhibiting unique electronic properties. Graphene is the basic structural element of graphite materials. It is a monatomic film of sp2-bonded carbon atoms that are densely packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice. Graphene has very high electron mobility at room temperature. The electron mobility-related resistivity of graphene is about 35 percent less than that of copper, which is known to be the least resistive material at room temperature. Graphene is predicted to be a very promising material for widespread applications at various scales. Since the invention of graphene in 2004, emerging discoveries have come related to graphene-based devices. Differing from inherent complex 3D graphite structural carbon nanotubes, graphene is assumed to be the basic structural element of all other graphite materials. Experimental results from electronic transport measurements show that graphene has remarkably high electron mobility at room temperature, as compared to those of silicon-based semiconductors. Due to its super mechanical-electronic properties, graphene is predicted to be promising material for widespread applications at various scales, ranging from macroaircraft to microdevices.

This special issue of Journal of Nanomaterials will be fully dedicated to the synthesis, characterization, and applications of graphene. This issue openly calls for new contributions in the field of graphene technology. It intends to cover the entire range of nanostructured graphitic materials. The issue welcomes the contributions related to the fundamental theoretical understanding of graphene and its application.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Graphene: synthesis and characterization
• Application of graphene for sensors
• Grapehene-based electronic devices
• Analytical methods and modeling
• Graphite-based and related nanostructures

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