The Physics of Graphene

Leading graphene research theorist Mikhail I. Katsnelson presents the most up-to-date concepts of graphene physics in this fully revised textbook.

Mikhail I. Katsnelson (Author)

9781108471640, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 19 March 2020

436 pages, 144 b/w illus.
25.3 x 17.8 x 2.4 cm, 1 kg

'This is an excellent text on the theory of graphene. The book deserves a place on the shelf of any researcher into the theory of graphene.' A. H. Harker, Contemporary Physics

Leading graphene research theorist Mikhail I. Katsnelson systematically presents the basic concepts of graphene physics in this fully revised second edition. The author illustrates and explains basic concepts such as Berry phase, scaling, Zitterbewegung, Kubo, Landauer and Mori formalisms in quantum kinetics, chirality, plasmons, commensurate-incommensurate transitions and many others. Open issues and unsolved problems introduce the reader to the latest developments in the field. New achievements and topics presented include the basic concepts of Van der Waals heterostructures, many-body physics of graphene, electronic optics of Dirac electrons, hydrodynamics of electron liquid and the mechanical properties of one atom-thick membranes. Building on an undergraduate-level knowledge of quantum and statistical physics and solid-state theory, this is an important graduate textbook for students in nanoscience, nanotechnology and condensed matter. For physicists and material scientists working in related areas, this is an excellent introduction to the fast-growing field of graphene science.

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.

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM], Physical chemistry [PNR], Condensed matter physics [liquid state & solid state physics PHFC], Physics [PH]