Abstract
For about a decade, 2D (two-dimensional) materials have represented one of the hottest directions in solid-state research.[...]
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Introduction2D (two-dimensional) materials have represented one of the hottest directions in solid-state research
For about a decade, 2D materials have represented one of the hottest directions in solid-state research
The rise of 2D materials began in 2004, when the Novoselov–Geim group from the University of Manchester and the group of Berger and de Heer from Georgia Tech published their pioneering papers on graphene, a 2D material consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice [1,2]
Summary
2D (two-dimensional) materials have represented one of the hottest directions in solid-state research. The rise of 2D materials began in 2004, when the Novoselov–Geim group from the University of Manchester and the group of Berger and de Heer from Georgia Tech published their pioneering papers on graphene, a 2D material consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice [1,2]. Since graphene shows outstanding properties, e.g., very high carrier mobilities, excellent heat conductivity, and superior mechanical strength, researchers from various communities including physicists, chemists, material scientists, electronics engineers, etc., became fascinated by this new material. An impression on the unabatedly strong interest in graphene can be obtained by counting the papers listed in the database Web of Science [3] under the search term “graphene”. For 2004, one finds 183 entries compared to over 7000 for 2010 and more than 34,300 for the year 2015, which exceeds the number for 2014 by more than 5000
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