Two-dimensional atomic crystals can radically change their properties in response to
external influences, such as substrate orientation or strain, forming materials with novel …

This is an update of a previous review (Naumis et al 2017 Rep. Prog. Phys. 80 096501).
Experimental and theoretical advances for straining graphene and other metallic, insulating …

The energy band structure of graphene has two inequivalent valleys at the K and K′ points
of the Brillouin zone. The possibility to manipulate this valley degree of freedom defines the …

Graphene nanobubbles (GNBs) have attracted much attention due to the ability to generate
large pseudo-magnetic fields unattainable by ordinary laboratory magnets. However, GNBs …

One of the intriguing characteristics of honeycomb lattices is the appearance of a
pseudomagnetic field as a result of mechanical deformation. In the case of graphene, the …

This paper presents a theoretical description of the effects of strain induced by out-of-plane
deformations on charge distributions and transport on graphene. A review of a continuum …

Deformations in graphene systems are central elements in the novel field of straintronics.
Various strain geometries have been proposed to produce specific properties, but their …

Pseudomagnetic fields, which can result from nonuniform strain distributions, have received
much attention in graphene systems due to the possibility of mimicking real magnetic fields …

The interest in mechanical properties of two-dimensional materials has emerged in light of
new device concepts taking advantage of flexing, adhesion and friction. Here we …

The existence of two inequivalent valleys in the band structure of graphene has motivated
the search of mechanisms that allow their separation and control for potential device …