Talk given by

Dr. Igor Gornyi

Institute of Nanotechnology

KIT

Abstract: The talk reviews recent developments in the theory of carbon-based nanostructures that have been achieved in close cooperation with experimental activities. I will start with transport in graphene, including the hydrodynamic regime and superconducting proximity effects. Next, the elasticity (in particular, anomalous Hooke’s law) and thermodynamics of 2D graphene membranes will be discussed. Finally, magnetotransport in carbon nanotubes with single-molecule magnets will be addressed: I will present the theory of giant magnetoresistance (supramolecular spin- valve effect) observed in these systems.