ABSTRACT
In this chapter we briefly review the basic structural and electronic
properties of graphene in the context of magnetic nanostructures.
Given that carbon atoms have no d or f electrons, we discuss how magnetic functionality can be incorporated into graphene-based
devices via graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), nanodisks, vacancies and such nanofabricated structures exhibiting spin polarization. These
structures would form the components of electronic and spintronic
devices based on graphene.
