Introduction to Graphene-Based Nanomaterials From Electronic Structure to Quantum Transport

"Beginningwithanintroductiontocarbon-basednanomaterials,theirelectronicproperties,andgeneralconceptsinquantumtransport,thisdetailedprimerdescribesthemosteffectivetheoreticalandcomputationalmethodsandtoolsforsimulatingtheelectronicstructureandtransportpropertiesofgraphene-basedsystems.Transportconceptsareclearlypresentedthroughsimplemodels,enablingcomparisonwithanalyticaltreatments,andmultiscalequantumtransportmethodologiesareintroducedanddevelopedinastraightforwardway,demonstratingarangeofmethodsfortacklingthemodellingofdefectsandimpuritiesinmorecomplexgraphene-basedmaterials.Theauthorsalsodiscussthepracticalapplicationsofthisrevolutionarynanomaterial,contemporarychallengesintheoryandsimulation,andlong-termperspectives.Containingnumerousproblemsforsolution,real-lifeexamplesofcurrentresearch,andaccompaniedonlinebyfurtherexercises,solutionsandcomputationalcodes,thisistheperfectintroductoryresourceforgraduatestudentsandresearchersinnanoscienceandnanotechnology,condensedmatterphysics,materialsscienceandnanoelectronics"--,