We have evaluated some of the most recent breakthroughs in the synthesis and applications
of graphene and graphene-based nanomaterials. This review includes three major …

The electronic properties of graphene, a two-dimensional crystal of carbon atoms, are
exceptionally novel. For instance, the low-energy quasiparticles in graphene behave as …

The ability to manipulate optical fields and the energy flow of light is central to modern
information and communication technologies, as well as quantum information processing …

In this paper we present the efficient design of functional thin-film metamaterial devices with
the effective surface conductivity approach. As an example, we demonstrate a graphene …

Plasmons in doped graphene exhibit relatively large confinement and long lifetime
compared to noble-metal plasmons. Here, we study the propagation properties of plasmons …

Carbon is one of the most intriguing elements in the Periodic Table. It forms many allotropes,
some known from ancient times (diamond and graphite) and some discovered 10-20 years …

Owing to its excellent electrical, mechanical, thermal and optical properties, graphene has
attracted great interests since it was successfully exfoliated in 2004. Its two dimensional …

Unlike conventional optics, plasmonics enables unrivaled concentration of optical energy
well beyond the diffraction limit of light. However, a significant part of this energy is …

A hallmark of graphene is its unusual conical band structure that leads to a zero-energy
band gap at a single Dirac crossing point. By measuring the spectral function of charge …

Recent developments in the emerging field of plasmonics in graphene and other Dirac
systems are reviewed and a comprehensive introduction to the standard models and …