Experimental review of graphene

TL;DR

This review provides a comprehensive overview of experimental findings on graphene's properties, synthesis, and applications, aimed at helping new graduate students understand its key characteristics and potential uses.

Contribution

It compiles and explains the most important experimental results on graphene, including synthesis, electronic, mechanical, and sensor applications, with some theoretical context.

Findings

Detailed experimental results on graphene's electronic properties

Insights into graphene synthesis and characterization methods

Overview of graphene-based sensors and optoelectronic devices

Abstract

This review examines the properties of graphene from an experimental perspective. The intent is to review the most important experimental results at a level of detail appropriate for new graduate students who are interested in a general overview of the fascinating properties of graphene. While some introductory theoretical concepts are provided, including a discussion of the electronic band structure and phonon dispersion, the main emphasis is on describing relevant experiments and important results as well as some of the novel applications of graphene. In particular, this review covers graphene synthesis and characterization, field-effect behavior, electronic transport properties, magneto-transport, integer and fractional quantum Hall effects, mechanical properties, transistors, optoelectronics, graphene-based sensors, and biosensors. This approach attempts to highlight both the means by which the current understanding of graphene has come about and some tools for future contributions.