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This chapter serves as a glue for the contributed chapters in this monograph. Here, we try to summarize the multi- and inter-disciplinary topics covered in various chapters. All chapters are written in a tutorial and review fashion, to serve not only as the state-of-the-art reference for practitioners but also as a useful tutorial for incoming researchers. Each chapter leads the reader from introduction to advanced topics and relates to the topics covered in other chapters wherever applicable. We start with a brief introduction to the atomic and electronic structure of graphene and its various nanostructures, leaving a more detailed discussion to later chapters. We then discuss the historical development of graphene research in post-2004 era and relate it to the efforts in pre-2004 time frame. Finally, we focus on the metrology, synthesis, properties and applications of graphene nanomembranes and nanostructures, which relates to the contributed chapters divided into three sections. This chapter is not a review of graphene nanoscience and nanotechnology research and the history of graphene in any way.
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We thank A. K. Geim for a critical review and helpful discussions. We also thank all the contributing authors (especially K. Horn and S. Adam) in this book for useful discussions. Their feedback to make this chapter serve as a cohesive foundation for other chapters has been invaluable. This work was supported by the University of Iowa Presidential Faculty Fellowship.
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Raza, H. (2011). Introduction. In: Raza, H. (eds) Graphene Nanoelectronics. NanoScience and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22984-8_1
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