• 文献标题:   Dynamic effects in double graphene-layer structures with inter-layer resonant-tunnelling negative conductivity
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   RYZHII V, SATOU A, OTSUJI T, RYZHII M, MITIN V, SHUR MS
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS DAPPLIED PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   0022-3727
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tohoku Univ
  • 被引频次:   38
  • DOI:   10.1088/0022-3727/46/31/315107
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

We study the dynamic effects in the double graphene-layer (GL) structures with the resonant-tunnelling (RT) and the negative differential inter-GL conductivity. Using the developed model, which accounts for the excitation of self-consistent oscillations of the electron and hole densities and the ac electric field between GLs (plasma oscillations), we calculate the admittance of the double-GL RT structures as a function of the signal frequency and applied voltages, and the spectrum and increment/decrement of plasma oscillations. Our results show that the electron-hole plasma in the double-GL RT structures with realistic parameters is stable with respect to the self-excitation of plasma oscillations and aperiodic perturbations. The stability of the electron-hole plasma at the bias voltages corresponding to the inter-GL RT and strong nonlinearity of the RT current-voltage characteristics enable using the double-GL RT structures for detection of teraherz (THz) radiation. The excitation of plasma oscillations by the incoming THz radiation can result in a sharp resonant dependence of detector responsivity on radiation frequency and the bias voltage. Due to a strong nonlinearity of the current-voltage characteristics of the double-GL structures at RT and the resonant excitation of plasma oscillations, the maximum responsivity, R-V(max), can markedly exceed the values (104-105) VW-1 at room temperature.