Epitaxial graphene: Designing a new electronics material

Epitaxial graphene (EG) is a new material that consists of one or more graphene layers that are grown on single crystal silicon carbide. EG research has for the past 6 years focused on material production and processing. High quality material can now be produced and processing methods are promising. Progress is reviewed here with an emphasis on the recently discovered multilayered epitaxial graphene (MEG) which is multilayered yet exhibits the properties of a single layer. The status of this rapidly developing field is briefly reviewed with an emphasis on properties and effects that are relevant for electronics applications.