This book provides an overview of electronic and optical properties of graphite-related systems. It presents a well-developed and up-to-date theoretical model and addresses important advances in essential properties and diverse quantization phenomena. Key features include various Hamiltonian models, dimension-enriched carbon-related systems, complete and unusual results, detailed comparisons with the experimental measurements, clear physical pictures, and further generalizations to other emergent 2D materials. It also covers potential applications, such as touch-screen panel devices, FETs, supercapacitors, sensors, LEDs, solar cells, photodetectors, and photomodulators.

Ming-Fa Lin is Distinguished Professor of Physics at National Cheng Kung University. He received his Master's and PhD in Physics from National Tsing-Hua University. He has served as thesis advisor for 40 Master's and 22 PhD students. He has published nearly 300 papers in international journals, more than 200 conference papers, 3 book chapters, and 1 book.

Preface

Authors

1 Introduction

2 Theoretical Models and Experimental Techniques

3 Simple Hexagonal Graphite

4 Bernal Graphite

5 Rhombohedral Graphite

6 Quantum Confinement in Carbon Nanotubes and

Graphene Nanoribbons

7 Concluding Remarks

Problems

References

Index