TY - JOUR
T1 - Graphene and graphite nanoribbons
T2 - Morphology, properties, synthesis, defects and applications
AU - Terrones, Mauricio
AU - Botello-Méndez, Andrés R.
AU - Campos-Delgado, Jessica
AU - López-Urías, Florentino
AU - Vega-Cantú, Yadira I.
AU - Rodríguez-Macías, Fernando J.
AU - Elías, Ana Laura
AU - Muñoz-Sandoval, Emilio
AU - Cano-Márquez, Abraham G.
AU - Charlier, Jean Christophe
AU - Terrones, Humberto
PY - 2010/8
Y1 - 2010/8
N2 - Carbon is a unique and very versatile element which is capable of forming different architectures at the nanoscale. Over the last 20 years, new members of the carbon nanostructure family arose, and more are coming. This review provides a brief overview on carbon nanostructures ranging from C60 to graphene, passing through carbon nanotubes. It provides the reader with important definitions in carbon nanoscience and concentrates on novel one- and two-dimensional layered carbon (sp2 hybridized), including graphene and nanoribbons. This account presents the latest advances in their synthesis and characterization, and discusses new perspectives of tailoring their electronic, chemical, mechanical and magnetic properties based on defect control engineering. It is foreseen that some of the structures discussed in the review will have important applications in areas related to electronics, spintronics, composites, medicine and many others.
AB - Carbon is a unique and very versatile element which is capable of forming different architectures at the nanoscale. Over the last 20 years, new members of the carbon nanostructure family arose, and more are coming. This review provides a brief overview on carbon nanostructures ranging from C60 to graphene, passing through carbon nanotubes. It provides the reader with important definitions in carbon nanoscience and concentrates on novel one- and two-dimensional layered carbon (sp2 hybridized), including graphene and nanoribbons. This account presents the latest advances in their synthesis and characterization, and discusses new perspectives of tailoring their electronic, chemical, mechanical and magnetic properties based on defect control engineering. It is foreseen that some of the structures discussed in the review will have important applications in areas related to electronics, spintronics, composites, medicine and many others.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nantod.2010.06.010
DO - 10.1016/j.nantod.2010.06.010
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:78650735977
SN - 1748-0132
VL - 5
SP - 351
EP - 372
JO - Nano Today
JF - Nano Today
IS - 4
ER -