Physics of Graphene

List of contents

Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1. The electronic structure of ideal graphene; 2. Electron states in a magnetic field; 3. Quantum transport via evanescent waves; 4. The Klein paradox and chiral tunnelling; 5. Edges, nanoribbons and quantum dots; 6. Point defects; 7. Optics and response functions; 8. The Coulomb problem; 9. Crystal lattice dynamics, structure and thermodynamics; 10. Gauge fields and strain engineering; 11. Scattering mechanisms and transport properties; 12. Spin effects and magnetism; 13. Graphene on hexagonal boron nitride; 14. Twisted bilayer graphene; 15. Many-body effects in graphene; References; Index.

About the author

Mikhail I. Katsnelson is a professor of theoretical physics at Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen. He is a recipient of the Spinoza Prize and the Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics. He is an elected member of the Academia Europaea, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Society of Sciences at Uppsala, and is a knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.

Summary

Leading graphene research theorist Mikhail I. Katsnelson presents the most up-to-date basic concepts of graphene physics in this fully revised textbook. This is an important graduate textbook for nanoscience, nanotechnology and condensed matter and an excellent introduction to the fast-growing field of graphene science.

Product details

• Authors: Mikhail I. Katsnelson, Mikhail I. (Radboud Universiteit Nijme Katsnelson, Mikhail I. (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen) Katsnelson, Katsnelson Mikhail I.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781108471640
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47164-0
• No. of pages: 436
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Mechanics, acoustics; SCIENCE / Physics / General, Physics, Materials science, Physical Chemistry