  The growing library of two-dimensional layered materials is providing
researchers with a wealth of opportunity to explore and tune physical phenomena
at the nanoscale. Here, we review the experimental and theoretical state-of-art
concerning the electron spin dynamics in graphene, silicene, phosphorene,
transition metal dichalcogenides, covalent heterostructures of organic
molecules and topological materials. The spin transport, chemical and defect
induced magnetic moments, and the effect of spin-orbit coupling and spin
relaxation, are also discussed in relation to the field of spintronics.
