Applications of Graphene at Microwave Frequencies

In view to the epochal scenarios that nanotech- nology discloses, nano-electronics has the potential to introduce a paradigm shift in electronic systems design similar to that of the transition from vacuum tubes to semi- conductor devices. Since low dimensional (1D and 2D) nano-structured materials exhibit unprecedented electro- mechanical properties in a wide frequency range, includ- ing radio-frequencies (RF), microwave nano-electronics provides an enormous and yet widely undiscovered opportunity for the engineering community. Carbon nano- electronics is one of the main research routes of RF/micro- wave nano-electronics. In particular, graphene has shown proven results as an emblematic protagonist, and a real solution for a wide variety of microwave electronic devices and circuits. This paper introduces graphene properties in the microwave range, and presents a paradigm of novel graphene-based devices and applications in the micro- wave/RF frequency range.

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