Photoelectric polarization-sensitive broadband photoresponse from interface junction states in graphene
Abstract
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.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1329727
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1329628; OSTI ID: 1329728
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-2016-10222J
Journal ID: ISSN 2053-1583
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- 2D Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: 2D Materials Journal Volume: 4 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2053-1583
- Publisher:
- IOP Publishing
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; graphene interface junctions; polarization sensitive photoresponse; interface junction states
Citation Formats
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., and Efetov, Konstantin B. Photoelectric polarization-sensitive broadband photoresponse from interface junction states in graphene. United Kingdom: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1088/2053-1583/4/1/015002.
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. Photoelectric polarization-sensitive broadband photoresponse from interface junction states in graphene. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/4/1/015002
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., and Efetov, Konstantin B. Mon .
"Photoelectric polarization-sensitive broadband photoresponse from interface junction states in graphene". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/4/1/015002.
@article{osti_1329727,
title = {Photoelectric polarization-sensitive broadband photoresponse from interface junction states in graphene},
author = {Kalugin, Nikolai G. and Jing, Lei and Morell, Eric Suarez and Dyer, Gregory C. and Wickey, Lee and Ovezmyradov, Mekan and Grine, Albert D. and Wanke, Michael C. and Shaner, Eric A. and Lau, Chun Ning and Foa Torres, Luis E. F. and Fistul, Mikhail V. and Efetov, Konstantin B.},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.1088/2053-1583/4/1/015002},
journal = {2D Materials},
number = 1,
volume = 4,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Mon Oct 24 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Mon Oct 24 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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