Graphene: Adventures of a Condensed Matter Experimentalist with "High Energy" Physics

Presented by Yong Chen, Purdue University

Graphene is one atomic layer of graphite and the building block of many carbon nano materials such as nanotubes. A highly-tunable quantum material with many unique properties and potentials in various applications, graphene has generated tremendous interests in nanoscience and nanotechnology. In this talk, I will discuss several research topics exploring the physics and applications of such a nanoscale material, exploiting or leading to interesting connections with particle or nuclear physics on both conceptual and experimental levels.