000			01627pam a2200193a 44500
003			OSt
008			160408b2012 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9780521195409
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a546.681 _bK156g
100			_aKatsnelson, Mikhail I.
245	0		_aGraphene _bcarbon in two dimensions _cMikhail I. Katsnelson
260			_aCambridge _bCambridge University Press _c2012
300			_axiv, 351p
520			_aGraphene is the thinnest known material, a sheet of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal cells a single atom thick, and yet stronger than diamond. It has potentially significant applications in nanotechnology, 'beyond-silicon' electronics, solid-state realization of high-energy phenomena and as a prototype membrane which could revolutionise soft matter and 2D physics. In this book, leading graphene research theorist Mikhail Katsnelson presents the basic concepts of graphene physics. Topics covered include Berry phase, topologically protected zero modes, Klein tunneling, vacuum reconstruction near supercritical charges, and deformation-induced gauge fields. The book also introduces the theory of flexible membranes relevant to graphene physics and discusses electronic transport, optical properties, magnetism and spintronics. Standard undergraduate-level knowledge of quantum and statistical physics and solid state theory is assumed. This is an important textbook for graduate students in nanoscience and nanotechnology and an excellent introduction for physicists and materials science researchers working in related areas.
650			_aGraphene
942			_cBK
999			_c372114 _d372114