Handbook of Graphene, Volume 8

The eighth volume in a series of handbooks on graphene research and applications

The Handbook of Graphene, Volume 8: Technology and Innovations discusses the role of graphene-based applications in technological advancements. Topics include graphene materials used in circuit board repairs; RFID antenna and sensor fabrication; and wearable healthcare electronics. Chapters present detailed information on: modeling methods used in graphene research; applications of graphene-on-silicon photonic integrated circuits; the development of graphene for engineering applications; and other graphene subjects of interest to scientists, chemists and physicists.

Preface xiii

1 Reworking Defective Soldering Joints With Graphene Sheets and Gold Nanoparticles 1
Ezzat G. Bakhoum

2 Printed Graphene Radio Frequency and Sensing Applications for Internet of Things 11
Ting Leng, Kewen Pan and Zhirun Hu

3 Modeling and Characterization of the Metal Contact and the Channel in a Graphene Device 47
Nahid M. Hossain and Masud H. Chowdhury

4 Modeling of Graphene-Based Electronics: From Material Properties to Circuit Simulations 73
Yu He

5 Hybrid Graphene-Silicon Photonic and Optoelectronic Integrated Devices 121
Zhenzhou Cheng, Jiaqi Wang and Liang Wang

6 Sustainability, Research, and Development of Graphene for Engineering Applications 147
W. K. Kupolati, E. R. Sadiku, A. Frattari, C. Trois, A. A. Adeboje, C. Kambole, K. S. Mojapelo, A. A. Eze, M. R. Maite, I. D. Ibrahim, A. Imoru, F. Berghi, B. J. Labana, S. Nyende-Byakika and T. A. Adegbola

7 Graphene Oxide Multilayers Obtained from Bamboo: New Synthesis Method, Basic Properties, and Future Electronic Applications 191
J. J. Prías-Barragán, K. Gross, H. Ariza-Calderón and P. Prieto

8 Laser Direct-Writing Graphene Oxide to Graphene--Mechanisms to Applications 237
Rakesh Arul, Reece N. Oosterbeek, B.P.P. Mallett and M. Cather Simpson

9 Wave Propagation Responses of Double-Layered Graphene Sheets in Hygrothermal Environment 289
Farzad Ebrahimi and Ali Dabbagh

10 Graphene Terahertz Leaky-Wave Antennas 309
Walter Fuscaldo, Paolo Burghignoli, Paolo Baccarelli and Alessandro Galli

11 Terahertz Applications of Graphene 341
Minjie Wang and Eui-Hyeok Yang

12 Modelling of Graphene Nanoribbons Antenna Based on MoM-GEC Method to Enhance Nanocommunications in Terahertz Range 359
M. Aidi, M. Hajji, H. Messaoudi and T. Aguili

13 Graphene-Based Plasmonic Components for THz Applications: Planar Ring Array Devices 393
Victor Dmitriev and Clerisson Nascimento

14 Continuous Graphene Oxide Fiber and Its Applications 409
Nuray Ucar and Ilkay Ozsev Yuksek

15 Buckling Characteristics of Bilayer Graphene Sheets Subjected to Humid Thermomechanical Loading 433
Farzad Ebrahimi and Mohammad Reza Barati

16 Polymer/Graphene Nanomaterials: A Platform for Current High-Tech Applications 455
Ayesha Kausar

17 Graphene-Based Advanced Nanostructures 471
Ahmad Allahbakhsh

References 488

Index 495

Sulaiman Wadi Harun received his BE degree in Electrical and Electronics System Engineering from Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan in 1996, and his MSc. and PhD degrees in Photonics Technology from the University of Malaya in 2001 and 2004, respectively. He is now a full professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya and has nearly 20 years of research experience in the development of optical fiber devices. Prof. Harun has published more than 700 articles in ISI journals and has successfully supervised more than 50 PhD students to completion. He received a prestigious award of Malaysian Rising Star 2016 from the Ministry of Higher Education for his contribution in international collaboration.

This unique multidisciplinary 8-volume set focuses on the emerging issues concerning graphene materials and provides a shared platform for both researcher and industry.

Graphene has attracted enormous interest since its discovery in 2004, given its unique physical, mechanical, and electrical properties. With its two-dimensional single atomic layer structure, graphene exhibits very different features compared to traditional semiconductors like silicon. For example, it has zero band gap with valence band and conduction band meeting at the Dirac point, while at the same time it shows incredibly high electrical conductivity. Graphene has witnessed a phenomenal transformation from a curious material to a vital advanced material, following its initial isolation.

Volume 8 is solely focused on Graphene Technology and Innovation. Some of the important topics include but not limited to: Reworking defective soldering joints with graphene sheets and gold nanoparticles; printed graphene radio frequency and sensing applications for internet of things; modeling and characterization of the metal contact and the channel in a graphene device; modeling of graphene-based electronics: from material properties to circuit simulations; hybrid graphene–silicon photonic and optoelectronic integrated devices; sustainability, research, and development of graphene for engineering applications; graphene oxide multilayers obtained from bamboo: new synthesis method, basic properties, and future electronic applications; laser direct-writing graphene oxide to graphene—mechanisms to applications; wave propagation responses of double-layered graphene sheets in hygrothermal environment; graphene terahertz leaky-wave antennas; terahertz applications of graphene; modelling of graphene nanoribbons antenna based on MoM-GEC method to enhance nanocommunications in terahertz range; graphene-based plasmonic components for THz applications: planar ring array devices; continuous graphene oxide fiber and its applications; buckling characteristics of bilayer graphene sheets subjected to humid thermomechanical loading; polymer/graphene nanomaterials: a platform for current high-tech applications; graphene-based advanced nanostructures.

Audience

This book is intended for researchers and graduate students in the field of advanced materials and graphene in particular, who are currently investigating the fundamental properties of this material and its applications in micro- and nanotechnologies.