Photoelectric polarization-sensitive broadband photoresponse from interface junction states in graphene

Kalugin, Nikolai G.; Jing, Lei; Morell, Eric Suarez; Dyer, Gregory C.; Wickey, Lee; Ovezmyradov, Mekan; Grine, Albert D.; Wanke, Michael C.; Shaner, Eric A.; Lau, Chun Ning; Foa Torres, Luis E. F.; Fistul, Mikhail V.; Efetov, Konstantin B.

doi:10.1088/2053-1583/4/1/015002

Title: Photoelectric polarization-sensitive broadband photoresponse from interface junction states in graphene

Journal Article · Mon Oct 24 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · 2D Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/4/1/015002· OSTI ID:1329727

; Jing, Lei;

; Dyer, Gregory C.; Wickey, Lee; Ovezmyradov, Mekan; Grine, Albert D.; Wanke, Michael C.; Shaner, Eric A.; Lau, Chun Ning;

; Fistul, Mikhail V.; Efetov, Konstantin B.

Graphene has established itself as a promising optoelectronic material. Many details of the photoresponse (PR) mechanisms in graphene in the THz-to-visible range have been revealed, however, new intricacies continue to emerge. Interface junctions, formed at the boundaries between parts of graphene with different number of layers or different stacking orders, and making connection between electrical contacts, provide another peculiar setup to establish PR. Here, we experimentally demonstrate an enhanced polarization sensitive photoelectric PR in graphene sheets containing interface junctions as compared to homogenous graphene sheets in the visible, infrared, and THz spectral regions. Our numerical simulations show that highly localized electronic states are created at the interface junctions, and these states exhibit a unique energy spectrum and enhanced probabilities for optical transitions. Here, the interaction of electrons from interface junction states with electromagnetic fields generates a polarization-sensitive PR that is maximal for the polarization direction perpendicular to the junction interface.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1329727

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1329628; OSTI ID: 1329728

Report Number(s):: SAND-2016-10222J

Journal Information:: 2D Materials, Journal Name: 2D Materials Vol. 4 Journal Issue: 1; ISSN 2053-1583

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Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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