Preface

**Section 2 Modifications 127**

**VI** Contents

**Production 129**

and Mauricio Ortega-López

**Nanocomposites 153**

**Carbon Nanotube 231** Hui Li, Yifan Li and Wei Chen

Petr Machac

Chapter 7 **Tribological Aspects of Graphene-Aluminum**

Chapter 6 **Green Routes for Graphene Oxide Reduction and Self-**

Prashantha Kumar H.G. and Anthony Xavior M.

Chapter 8 **Controlled Functionalization of Graphene Layers 175**

Chapter 9 **Synthesis of Graphene on Metal/SiC Structure 205**

Chapter 10 **Self-Assembly of Graphene Nanoribbons Induced by the**

**Assembled Graphene Oxide Micro- and Nanostructures**

Maurizio Galimberti, Vincenzina Barbera and Annalisa Sironi

Rebeca Ortega-Amaya, Yasuhiro Matsumoto, Esteban Díaz-Torres, Claudio Davet Gutierrez-Lazos, Manuel Alejandro Pérez-Guzmán

> Graphene is a one-atom-thick layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice. It is the building block of graphite (which is used, among other things, in pencil tips), but graphene is a remarkable substance on its own—with a multitude of astonishing properties that re‐ peatedly earn it the title "wonder material." Graphene is the thinnest material known to man at one atom thick and also incredibly strong—about 200 times stronger than steel. On top of that, graphene is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity and has interesting light absorption abilities. It is truly a material that could change the world, with unlimited potential for integration in almost any industry. Graphene is an extremely diverse material and can be combined with other elements (including gases and metals) to produce different materials with various superior properties. Researchers all over the world continue to con‐ stantly investigate and patent graphene to learn its various properties and possible applica‐ tions, which include touch screens (for LCD or OLED displays), transistors, computer chips, batteries, energy generation, and supercapacitors. This book covers a big part of graphene science, which is the structure, properties, and modifications.

> > **Dr. George Z. Kyzas (MSc, PhD)** and **Prof. Athanasios Ch. Mitropoulos (MSc, PhD)** Hephaestus Advanced Laboratory, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Kavala, Greece

**Dedicated to** *The real help and collaboration of Prof. A. Ch. Mitropoulos*

**Section 1**
