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A sheet of tiny structures, such as nanoscale graphene disks, can absorb all incident light of a specific wavelength coming from any direction, theory suggests.

Transport properties at the edges of topological states of matter may be more readily observed in graphene compared to other 2D systems.

Photoemission performed with circular polarized light can detect the chirality of electronic wave functions in single- and double-layer graphene.

Hydrogen storage on carbon materials is strongly affected by the presence of oxygen.

Photoemission measurements detect the effects of local curvature on the band structure of suspended graphene.

Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms, can be multiply folded in a controlled way into various types of single or periodic structures with intriguing properties.

Thin sheets of length scales ranging from graphene to paper are shown to exhibit a universal behavior of self-similar wrinkling patterns.

A combination of strain and scalar potentials opens a gap in graphene.

Researchers identify a new class of graphene defects.

A gold nanoparticle at the end of an STM tip is used to image the local charge fluctuations on a sheet of graphene.

A line defect that seems to naturally form in graphene grown on a nickel substrate may provide additional control of transport characteristics.

A small rotation between layers in multilayer graphene radically alters its electronic properties.

Measurements of the charge carrier response of suspended bilayer graphene flakes help identify which theoretical picture best describes the material at zero field.

Tuning the area of the Fermi surface of graphene demonstrates the fundamental physics of electron-phonon scattering.

Controlling defects on graphene that trap migrating metal atoms may lead to superior device fabrication.

Scanning-gate microscopy on a graphene quantum dot reveals localized states which influence transport properties.

In a synthesis of condensed matter physics and atomic and molecular physics, graphene flakes are levitated and spun in an ion trap.

Spins in a graphene quantum dot display properties surprisingly similar to those in semiconductor dots, but with potential for longer coherence times.

A quick and simple processing method ensures that the first layer of graphene grown on silicon carbide will perform as expected.

Controlled doping of nanotubes and graphene sheets is achieved through an ion implantation technique.