RT Journal Article T1 Chemical Functionalization and Characterization of Graphene-based Materials A1 Bottari, Giovanni A1 Herranz, Ma.Angeles A1 Wibmer, Leonie A1 Volland, Michel A1 Rodríguez Pérez, Laura A1 Guldi, Dirk M. A1 Hirsch, Andreas A1 Martín, Nazario A1 D'Souza, Francis A1 Torres, Tomás AB Graphene-based materials (GBMs), with graphene, their most known member, at the head, constitute a large family of materials which has aroused the interest of scientists working in different research fields such as chemistry, physics, or materials science, to mention a few, arguably as no other material before. In this review, we offer a general overview on the most relevant synthetic approaches for the covalent and non-covalent functionalization and characterization of GBMs. Moreover, some representative examples of the incorporation into GBMs of electroactive units such as porphyrins, phthalocyanines, or ferrocene, among others, affording electron donor–acceptor (D–A) hybrids are presented. For the latter systems, the photophysical characterization of their ground- and excited-state features has also been included, paying particular attention to elucidate the fundamental dynamics of the energy transfer and charge separation processes of these hybrids. For some of the presented architectures, their application in solar energy conversion schemes and energy production has been also discussed. PB RSC SN 0306-0012(Print) 1460-4744(Online) YR 2017 FD 2017-06-12 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/18372 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/18372 LA eng NO Unión Europea. FP7 NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO) NO Comunidad de Madrid NO National Science Foundation, USA NO Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DS Docta Complutense RD 12 abr 2025