Edvige Celasco is an Associate Professor in the Physics Department at the University of Genoa, Italy, after gaining her PhD in Physics at the Polytechnic in Turin in 2016. Her current research focuses on studying reactivity of graphene with HREELS and XPS. She is the author or co-author of more than 50 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and about 50 conference proceedings. Alexander N. Chaika is currently a Senior Research Scientist in the Laboratory of Semiconductor Surfaces Spectroscopy, Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia. He received MSc and PhD degrees in Physics from Moscow State University, Russia. He is the recipient of the International Marie Curie Award (2012) and has published more than 60 papers in international peer-reviewed journals. His current work focuses on synthesis and characterization of nanostructured few-layer graphene on cubic-SiC substrates and scanning tunneling microscopy studies of layered materials with unique physical properties.

• Preface xv1 Graphite in Metallic Materials Growths, Structures, and Defects of Spheroidal Graphite in Ductile Iron 1Jingjing Qing and Mingzhi Xu2 Graphene—Synthesis and Quality Optimization 41Dinh-Tuan Nguyen, Ya-Ping Hsieh and Mario Hofmann3 Methods of Synthesis and Physicochemical Properties of Fluorographenes 63Natalia Lvova and Michail Annenkov4 Graphene–SiC Reinforced Hybrid Composite Foam: Response to High Strain Rate Deformation 101Sourav Das5 Atomic Structure and Electronic Properties of Few-Layer Graphene on SiC(001) 117Alexander N. Chaika, Victor Y. Aristov and Olga V. Molodtsova6 Features and Prospects for Epitaxial Graphene on SiC 153Wataru Norimatsu, Tomo-o Terasawa, Keita Matsuda, Jianfeng Bao and Michiko Kusunoki7 Graphitic Carbon/Graphene on Si(111) via Direct Deposition of Solid-State Carbon Atoms: Growth Mechanism and Film Characterization 201Trung T. Pham and Robert Sporken8 Chemical Reactivity and Variation in Electronical Properties of Graphene on Ni(111) and Reduced Graphene Oxide 249Edvige Celasco9 Chlorophyll and Graphene: A New Paradigm of Biomimetic Symphony 295Jhimli Sarkar Manna and Debmallya Das10 Graphene Structures: From Preparations to Applications 323Yuliana Elizabeth Avila Alvarado, María Teresa Romero de la Cruz, Heriberto Hernandez-Cocoletzi and Gregorio H. Cocoletzi11 Three-Dimensional Graphene-Based Structures: Production Methods, Properties, and Applications 359Leila Haghighi Poudeh, Mehmet Yildiz, Yusuf Menceloglu and Burcu Saner Okan12 Electrochemistry of Graphene Materials 389Wei Sun and Lu Wang13 Hydrogen Functionalized Graphene Nanostructure Material for Spintronic Application 421Sekhar Chandra Ray14 The Impact of Uniaxial Strain and Defect Pattern on Magnetoelectronic and Transport Properties of Graphene 451Taras M. Radchenko, Ihor Y. Sahalianov, Valentyn A. Tatarenko, Yuriy I. Prylutskyy, Pawel Szroeder, Mateusz Kempinski and Wojciech Kempinski15 Exploiting Graphene as an Efficient Catalytic Template for Organic Transformations: Synthesis, Characterization and Activity Evaluation of Graphene-Based Catalysts 503Anastasios Stergiou16 Exfoliated Graphene-Based 2D Materials: Synthesis and Catalytic Behaviors 529Esmail Doustkhah, Mustafa Farajzadeh, Hamed Mohtasham, Junais Habeeb and Sadegh Rostamnia17 Functionalization of Graphene with Molecules and/or Nanoparticles for Advanced Applications 559Andrea Maio, Roberto Scaffaro, Alessio Riccobono and Ivana Pibiri18 Carbon Allotropes, Between Diamond and Graphite: How to Create Semiconductor Properties in Graphene and Related Structures 611V. Lytovchenko, A. Kurchak, S. Repetsky and M. StrikhaReferences 642Appendix 645Index 649

Edvige Celasco is an Associate Professor in the Physics Department at the University of Genoa, Italy, after gaining her PhD in Physics at the Polytechnic in Turin in 2016. Her current research focuses on studying reactivity of graphene with HREELS and XPS. She is the author or co-author of more than 50 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and about 50 conference proceedings. Alexander N. Chaika is currently a Senior Research Scientist in the Laboratory of Semiconductor Surfaces Spectroscopy, Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia. He received MSc and PhD degrees in Physics from Moscow State University, Russia. He is the recipient of the International Marie Curie Award (2012) and has published more than 60 papers in international peer-reviewed journals. His current work focuses on synthesis and characterization of nanostructured few-layer graphene on cubic-SiC substrates and scanning tunneling microscopy studies of layered materials with unique physical properties.

• Preface xv1 Graphite in Metallic Materials Growths, Structures, and Defects of Spheroidal Graphite in Ductile Iron 1Jingjing Qing and Mingzhi Xu2 Graphene—Synthesis and Quality Optimization 41Dinh-Tuan Nguyen, Ya-Ping Hsieh and Mario Hofmann3 Methods of Synthesis and Physicochemical Properties of Fluorographenes 63Natalia Lvova and Michail Annenkov4 Graphene–SiC Reinforced Hybrid Composite Foam: Response to High Strain Rate Deformation 101Sourav Das5 Atomic Structure and Electronic Properties of Few-Layer Graphene on SiC(001) 117Alexander N. Chaika, Victor Y. Aristov and Olga V. Molodtsova6 Features and Prospects for Epitaxial Graphene on SiC 153Wataru Norimatsu, Tomo-o Terasawa, Keita Matsuda, Jianfeng Bao and Michiko Kusunoki7 Graphitic Carbon/Graphene on Si(111) via Direct Deposition of Solid-State Carbon Atoms: Growth Mechanism and Film Characterization 201Trung T. Pham and Robert Sporken8 Chemical Reactivity and Variation in Electronical Properties of Graphene on Ni(111) and Reduced Graphene Oxide 249Edvige Celasco9 Chlorophyll and Graphene: A New Paradigm of Biomimetic Symphony 295Jhimli Sarkar Manna and Debmallya Das10 Graphene Structures: From Preparations to Applications 323Yuliana Elizabeth Avila Alvarado, María Teresa Romero de la Cruz, Heriberto Hernandez-Cocoletzi and Gregorio H. Cocoletzi11 Three-Dimensional Graphene-Based Structures: Production Methods, Properties, and Applications 359Leila Haghighi Poudeh, Mehmet Yildiz, Yusuf Menceloglu and Burcu Saner Okan12 Electrochemistry of Graphene Materials 389Wei Sun and Lu Wang13 Hydrogen Functionalized Graphene Nanostructure Material for Spintronic Application 421Sekhar Chandra Ray14 The Impact of Uniaxial Strain and Defect Pattern on Magnetoelectronic and Transport Properties of Graphene 451Taras M. Radchenko, Ihor Y. Sahalianov, Valentyn A. Tatarenko, Yuriy I. Prylutskyy, Pawel Szroeder, Mateusz Kempinski and Wojciech Kempinski15 Exploiting Graphene as an Efficient Catalytic Template for Organic Transformations: Synthesis, Characterization and Activity Evaluation of Graphene-Based Catalysts 503Anastasios Stergiou16 Exfoliated Graphene-Based 2D Materials: Synthesis and Catalytic Behaviors 529Esmail Doustkhah, Mustafa Farajzadeh, Hamed Mohtasham, Junais Habeeb and Sadegh Rostamnia17 Functionalization of Graphene with Molecules and/or Nanoparticles for Advanced Applications 559Andrea Maio, Roberto Scaffaro, Alessio Riccobono and Ivana Pibiri18 Carbon Allotropes, Between Diamond and Graphite: How to Create Semiconductor Properties in Graphene and Related Structures 611V. Lytovchenko, A. Kurchak, S. Repetsky and M. StrikhaReferences 642Appendix 645Index 649