Graphene-Based Materials and Applications
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 July 2025 | Viewed by 622
Special Issue Editors
Interests: graphene; graphene-based materials; two-dimensional materials; microstructure; synthesis and characterization; energy storage; applications
Interests: graphene; 2D materials; mechanical properties of 2D materials; raman and tip enhanced raman spectroscopy of 2D materials; CVD growth of 2D materials; laser patterning of 2D materials; graphene inks and RFID tags; low friction nanocomposites; device design for nanomechanics of 2D materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Graphene's two-dimensional planar structure with atomic-layer thickness and unique physical and chemical properties have garnered extensive attention from the international academic community, endowing graphene with various functions such as light, heat, electricity, and magnetism. The few-layer stacking, rotational misalignment, and curled folding of graphene all significantly alter its functions, while heteroatom doping, designable pores, selective edge structures, and grain boundary misalignment often confer special properties and applications to graphene.
Despite the many difficulties and issues in the high-quality preparation and control of the structure and function of graphene, its practical applications in many fields are rapidly developing. In particular, the special functions caused by structural defects in graphene give it good prospects for application in catalysis, electrochemical conversion, photoelectric conversion, and electrothermal conversion. Graphene can be specifically optimized for performance in practical use through chemical modification, structural optimization, and multi-component composites, thus playing an important role in secondary batteries, supercapacitors, solar energy utilization, filtration and purification, and biosensing. These application studies are increasingly receiving more attention from academia and industry.
This Special Issue aims to capture the latest advances in graphene-based materials and applications and discuss current challenges. The topics of interest for this Special Issue include but are not limited to the following research areas:
- Synthesis and characterization techniques;
- Controllable regulation of structure and properties;
- New energy conversion and storage;
- Challenges in the industrialization.
Dr. Lu Qi
Dr. John Parthenios
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- graphene-based materials
- two-dimensional materials
- crystal structure
- synthesis and characterization techniques
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