1. Introduction / Yihong Wu -- 2. Electronic band structure and properties of graphene / Yihong Wu -- 3. Growth of epitaxial graphene on SiC / Xiaosong Wu -- 4. Chemical vapor deposition of large-area graphene on metallic substrates / Wei Wu and Qingkai Yu -- 5. Growth and electrical characterization of carbon nanowalls / Yihong Wu -- 6. Structural characterization of carbon nanowalls and their potential applications in energy devices / Masaru Tachibana -- 7. Raman and infrared spectroscopic characterization of graphene / Da Zhan and Zexiang Shen -- 8. Graphene-based materials for electrochemical energy storage / Jintao Zhang and Xiu Song Zhao -- 9. Chemical synthesis of graphene and its applications in batteries / Xufeng Zhou and Zhaoping Liu -- 10. Photonic properties of graphene device / Hua-Min Li and Won Jong Yoo -- 11. Graphene oxides and reduced graphene oxide sheets : synthesis, characterization, fundamental properties, and applications / Shixin Wu and Hua Zhang.