title: New materials graphyne, graphdiyne, graphone, and graphane: review of properties, synthesis, and application in nanotechnology.
abstract: Plenty of new two-dimensional materials including graphyne, graphdiyne, graphone, and graphane have been proposed and unveiled after the discovery of the "wonder material" graphene. Graphyne and graphdiyne are two-dimensional carbon allotropes of graphene with honeycomb structures. Graphone and graphane are hydrogenated derivatives of graphene. The advanced and unique properties of these new materials make them highly promising for applications in next generation nanoelectronics. Here, we briefly review their properties, including structural, mechanical, physical, and chemical properties, as well as their synthesis and applications in nanotechnology. Graphyne is better than graphene in directional electronic properties and charge carriers. With a band gap and magnetism, graphone and graphane show important applications in nanoelectronics and spintronics. Because these materials are close to graphene and will play important roles in carbon-based electronic devices, they deserve further, careful, and thorough studies for nanotechnology applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Albert K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Dearden
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Jared
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Crean
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Institute for Microsystems, School of Mechanical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China ; Synfuels China Co, Ltd, Huairou, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Suvranu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De
keywords: graphene-like structures; graphyne; hydrogenation of graphene; nanotechnology applications; properties and synthesis; two-dimensional materials