Research

Michael F. Crommie	Local probe characterization and modification of graphene, exploration and control of local graphene magneto-electronic properties.

Alex Zettl	Fabrication of nanomechanical graphene devices, TEM characterization and modification of graphene nanostructures.

Feng Wang	Optical device fabrication and characterization, ultra-fast behavior of graphene nanostructures, bilayer bandgap control.

Steven G. Louie	Ab initio modeling using SP-DFT, GW, and BSE techniques to explore graphene nanoribbons, edges, and superlattices.

Rice

Pulickel M. Ajayan	New graphene nanostructure fabrication and characterization, including CVD, catalytic cutting, and nanostructure transfer.

James M. Tour	Organic/organometallic synthesis, chemical modification of graphene, including nanoribbon synthesis, chemical doping, and graphene bandgap engineering.


Boris I. Yakobson	Molecular dynamics simulation of graphene nanomechanical behavior, ab initio modeling of chemical functionalization effects.