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The electronic properties of graphene

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In this paper, the basic theoretical aspects of graphene, a one-atom-thick allotrope of carbon, with unusual two-dimensional Dirac-like electronic excitations, are discussed.
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This article reviews the basic theoretical aspects of graphene, a one-atom-thick allotrope of carbon, with unusual two-dimensional Dirac-like electronic excitations. The Dirac electrons can be controlled by application of external electric and magnetic fields, or by altering sample geometry and/or topology. The Dirac electrons behave in unusual ways in tunneling, confinement, and the integer quantum Hall effect. The electronic properties of graphene stacks are discussed and vary with stacking order and number of layers. Edge (surface) states in graphene depend on the edge termination (zigzag or armchair) and affect the physical properties of nanoribbons. Different types of disorder modify the Dirac equation leading to unusual spectroscopic and transport properties. The effects of electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions in single layer and multilayer graphene are also presented.

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The continuum gauge field-theory model for low-energy electronic states of icosahedral fullerenes

TL;DR: In this article, the low-energy electronic structure of icosahedral fullerenes is studied within the field-theory model, where the pentagonal rings in the fullerene are simulated by two kinds of gauge fields.
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Real-space imaging of alternate localization and extension of quasi-two-dimensional electronic States at graphite surfaces in magnetic fields.

TL;DR: The local density of states (LDOS) of a quasi-two-dimensional (2D) electron system near point defects on a surface of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite is measured with scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy.
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Odd-integer quantum Hall effect in graphene: interaction and disorder effects.

TL;DR: The competition between the long-range Coulomb interaction, disorder scattering, and lattice effects in the integer quantum Hall effect (IQHE) in graphene is studied to determine a mobility gap, which characterizes the energy scale of the stability of the IQHE.
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Electronic energy band parameters of graphite and their dependence on pressure, temperature and acceptor concentration

TL;DR: In this article, an analysis of experimental data on the dependence of electronic properties of graphite on pressure and acceptor concentration, using the Slonczewski-Weiss dispersion relationship for the free carriers, is made.
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Josephson effect in graphene superconductor/barrier/superconductor junctions: oscillatory behavior of the Josephson current

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the Josephson effect in superconducting graphene superconductor/barrier/superconductor junctions with short and wide barriers of thickness $d$ and width $L$ which can be created by applying a gate voltage across the barrier region.
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