Providing an overview of state-of-the-art graphene technology and innovations, the "Handbook of Graphene, Volume 8" is essential reading for materials scientists, chemists and physicists. Chapter 1 describes a novel use of graphene sheets on repairing defective soldering joints in densely packed printed circuit boards and multi-chip modules. Chapter 2 demonstrates the use of the highly conductive and ultra-flexible printed graphene to fabricate flexible Radio-frequency identification (RFID) antennas and sensors. It is envisaged that the printed graphene technology will significantly advance low-cost, flexible and wearable electronics for healthcare, wellbeing monitoring, and IoT applications. A comprehensive study for the graphene-metal contact and its modeling technique are presented in Chapter 3. Chapter 4 provides a review of modeling methods that have been used in graphene research in various levels, from atomic level approaches like ab initio and empirical tight-binding in studying its basic material properties such as the energy dispersion relations, to semi-classical, continuum-based drift-diffusion approach in calculating its electrical transport properties, down the line to compact model description used in circuit simulation. Theoretical principles, fabrication processes, and applications of graphene-on-silicon photonic integrated circuits are comprehensively introduced in Chapter 5. The unique properties of graphene have enabled it to be a focus of international attention in the materials fraternity.
Chapter 6 discuses about the sustainability, research and development of graphene for present and future engineering applications especially in the complex web of soft and hard challenging engineering infrastructure. Graphene oxide, as the derivative of graphene, inherits its feature of structure and properties and has been applied in various fields nowadays. Chapter 7 describes the new synthesis method, basic properties, and future electronic applications for graphene oxide multilayers obtained from bamboo. Laser reduction of graphene oxide is a highly simple yet versatile method for the rapid prototyping and fabrication of graphene-based devices. Chapter 8 reviews the state-of-the-art in laser reduction of graphene oxide, using a variety of laser sources (pulsed and continuous wave), as well as non-laser light. Chapter 9 describes wave propagation responses of double-layered graphene sheets under hygrothermal environment. In this era of increasing need of miniaturization, the isolation of graphene has also caused breakthrough in a multitude of interdisciplinary fields especially in Terahertz (THz) technology. Chapter 10 describes on graphene THz leaky-wave antennas.
Chapter 11 presents in detail the potential THz applications using graphene in future communication, electronics, and other fields. Modelling of graphene nanoribbons antenna to enhance nano-communications in THz range is discussed in Chapter 12. In the THz range, graphene shows interesting properties, because its surface conductivity becomes mostly reactive and hence can support plasmonic propagation. Chapter 13 presents graphene-based planar plasmonic components for THz applications. Research on graphene has prompted tremendous interest, for numerous emerging technical applications, owing to superior electrical, optical, mechanical, thermal, and chemical performances. Chapter 14 introduces graphene oxide fibers. They have diverse applications such as multifunctional textiles, wearable electronics and fuel cells, batteries, sensors, and filters. In this Chapter 15, the humid thermomechanical buckling behavior of bilayer graphene sheets resting on elastic medium is examined based on newly developed nonlocal strain gradient theory.
Chapter 16 outlines the momentous progression from graphene--to polymer/graphene nanocomposite--to advance application in this field. Chapter 17 describes on graphene-based advanced nanostructures.