Structural and Electronic Properties of Graphene and Graphene-like Materials

Using full potential density functional theory calculations we have investigated the structural and electronic properties of graphene and some other graphene-like materials, viz., monolayer of SiC, GeC, BN, AlN, GaN, ZnO, ZnS and ZnSe. We hope, with the advancement of material synthesis techniques, some these new materials will be synthesized in the near future for potential applications in various nano-devices.