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Graphyne May Be Better than Graphene

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Physics 5, 24 (2012) – Published February 24, 2012
Sheets of single-layer carbon with a variety of bonding patterns may have properties similar to the wonder material graphene, according to new computer simulations.
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Graphene Arrays Could Be Perfect Absorbers

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Physics 5, 12 (2012) – Published January 27, 2012
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.
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Single Electron Squats in Graphite Vacancy

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Phys. Rev. Focus 25, 6 (2010) – Published February 22, 2010
Experiments demonstrate that a single electron can inhabit a site on a graphite surface where the carbon atom is missing. Such electrons could lead to new and useful types of magnetism.