Splashing transients of 2D plasmons launched by swift electrons

Lin, Xiao; Kaminer, Ido; Shi, Xihang; Gao, Fei; Yang, Zhaoju; Gao, Zhen; Buljan, Hrvoje; Joannopoulos, John D.; Soljačić, Marin; Chen, Hongsheng; Zhang, Baile

doi:10.1126/sciadv.1601192

Title: Splashing transients of 2D plasmons launched by swift electrons

Journal Article · Fri Jan 27 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Science Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1601192· OSTI ID:1388459

Lin, Xiao ^[1];

^[2]; Shi, Xihang ^[3]; Gao, Fei ^[3];

^[3]; Gao, Zhen ^[3];

^[4]; Joannopoulos, John D. ^[2];

^[2]; Chen, Hongsheng ^[5]; Zhang, Baile ^[3]

Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou (China).; Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore)
Univ. of Zagreb (Croatia)
Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou (China).

Launching of plasmons by swift electrons has long been used in electron energy–loss spectroscopy (EELS) to investigate the plasmonic properties of ultrathin, or two-dimensional (2D), electron systems. However, the question of how a swift electron generates plasmons in space and time has never been answered. We address this issue by calculating and demonstrating the spatial-temporal dynamics of 2D plasmon generation in graphene. We predict a jet-like rise of excessive charge concentration that delays the generation of 2D plasmons in EELS, exhibiting an analog to the hydrodynamic Rayleigh jet in a splashing phenomenon before the launching of ripples. The photon radiation, analogous to the splashing sound, accompanies the plasmon emission and can be understood as being shaken off by the Rayleigh jet–like charge concentration. Considering this newly revealed process, we argue that previous estimates on the yields of graphene plasmons in EELS need to be reevaluated.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center (S3TEC)

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

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