石墨烯

　　Graphene is an allotrope of carbon in the form of a single layer of atoms in a two-dimensional hexagonal lattice in which one atom forms each vertex.It is the basic structural element of other allotropes，including graphite，charcoal，carbon nanotubes and fullerenes.It can also be considered as an indefinitely large aromatic molecule，the ultimate case of the family of flat polycyclic aro-matic hydrocarbons.Graphene has a unique set of properties which set it apart from other mate-rials.In proportion to its thickness，it is about 100 times stronger than the strongest steel.It conducts heat and electricity very efficiently and is nearly transparent.Graphene also shows a large and nonlinear diamagnetism，even greater than gra-phite，and can be levitated by Nd-Fe-B magnets.Researchers have identified the bipolar transistor effect，ballistic transport of charges and large quantum oscilla-tions in the material.In the present book，thirty-three typical literatures about Graphene published on international authontative joumals were selected to introduce the worldwide newest progress，which contains reviews or original researches on Graphene.We hope this book can demonstrate advances in Graphene as well as give references to the researchers，students and other related people.

　　編委會成員由國內外著名高校、科研中心及重點實驗室專家組成，國際有哈佛大學、麻省理工學院、加州理工學院、牛津大學、劍橋大學、芝加哥大學、哥倫比亞大學、耶魯大學、康奈爾大學、賓夕法尼亞大學、帝國理工學院等，國內有清華大學、北京大學、中國科學院、香港大學、武漢大學等。每分冊由10名相關領域的專家組成編委會，他們均為國內外著名學府、科研中心及重點實驗室一線工作科研專家。