This book falls into Elsevier’s Micro and Nano Technologies series. Graphene belongs to an outstanding new class of 2D materials that has opened up new avenues into low-dimensional physics and chemistry. Graphene’s high mechanical strength, large surface area, and superior electrical and thermal conductivities have opened up avenues for new devices in a variety of applications, such as electronics and optoelectronics. The progress in this field is exceptionally fast, making headway for new developments. A number of books have been published at an advanced level and are available in the market to satisfy the experts. However, very few books on graphene address the needs of beginners. In this context, the present book is a small-sized edition on graphene written in three chapters with the following coverage.
Chapter 1 is devoted to the application and uses of graphene, with textual material of 31 pages and references running to 7.5 pages. Chapter 2 describes applications and uses of graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide, with 17 pages and 2.5 pages of references. Chapter 3 is on graphene-based carbon nanoparticles for bioimaging applications, with 22 textual pages and 3.5 pages of references. The first two chapters are written by the author of the book, and the third is co-written with Nikhil R. Jana. The book offers short reviews of a variety of applications such as hydrogen storage, batteries, transparent conductors, flexible electronics, spintronics, ballistic transistors, fuel cells, and bioimaging.
The materials for the chapters are taken from publications in scientific journals and are very useful. In books aimed at describing historical developments and orienting the reader toward the progress of technology in the new and fast-emerging field of graphene, it is common for the author to use a non-scientific language; this book is no exception. The book is good reading material for researchers in the area of graphene who wish to know the developments that have taken place. While this book has limitations in regard to giving the basics along with supporting theory for undergraduate students, it will, however, serve as a useful tool for students seeking knowledge on the applications of graphene.
Reviewer: K.S.V. Santhanamis a professor in the School of Chemistry and Materials Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology, USA.
