TY - CHAP AU - Ulises Antonio Méndez Romero AU - Miguel Ángel Velasco Soto AU - Liliana Licea Jiménez AU - Jaime Álvarez Quintana AU - Sergio Alfonso Pérez García ED - George Z. Kyzas ED - Athanasios Ch. Mitropoulos Y1 - 2017-05-17 PY - 2017 T1 - Graphene Derivatives: Controlled Properties, Nanocomposites, and Energy Harvesting Applications N2 - Graphene is, basically, a single atomic layer of graphite, an abundant mineral that is an allotrope of carbon that is made up of very tightly bonded carbon atoms organized into a hexagonal lattice. What makes graphene so special is its sp2 hybridization and very thin atomic thickness (of 0.345 Nm). These properties are what enable graphene to break so many records in terms of strength, electricity, and heat conduction (as well as many others). This book gathers valuable information about the surface chemistry of graphene, some of its properties (electrical, mechanical, etc.), and many of its modifications that can be taken into account. BT - Graphene Materials SP - Ch. 4 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/67474 DO - 10.5772/67474 SN - 978-953-51-3140-3 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-23 ER -