• 文献标题:   Quantum Description of Surface Plasmon Excitation by Light in Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   UKHTARY MS, SAITO R
  • 作者关键词:   electromagnetic wave, graphene, optical absorption, surface plasmon, terahertz
  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI BBASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   0370-1972 EI 1521-3951
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tohoku Univ
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1002/pssb.201800181
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

The enhanced absorption probability of gigahertz and terahertz electromagnetic wave in monolayer graphene, sandwiched by the dielectric materials, up to 100% has been shown in our previous works by solving the classical Maxwell equation with transfer matrix method. In this paper, we show by a quantum description of the phenomena that the origin of the enhanced optical absorption is equivalent to the excitation of surface plasmon. The interaction between a photon with a surface plasmon is calculated, and the excitation probability of surface plasmon can be obtained by the Fermi golden rule, which can be compared with the optical spectrum that is calculated by the Maxwell equation. The calculated results show that both the intraband single-particle excitation of electron and collective excitation or surface plasmon contribute to optical absorption.