• 文献标题:   Hot-carrier photocurrent effects at graphene-metal interfaces
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   TIELROOIJ KJ, MASSICOTTE M, PIATKOWSKI L, WOESSNER A, MA Q, JARILLOHERRERO P, VAN HULST NF, KOPPENS FHL
  • 作者关键词:   hotelectron, photothermoelectric, graphene, photodetector, optoelectronic
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF PHYSICSCONDENSED MATTER
  • ISSN:   0953-8984 EI 1361-648X
  • 通讯作者地址:   ICFO Inst Ciencies Foton
  • 被引频次:   39
  • DOI:   10.1088/0953-8984/27/16/164207
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

Photoexcitation of graphene leads to an interesting sequence of phenomena, some of which can be exploited in optoelectronic devices based on graphene. In particular, the efficient and ultrafast generation of an electron distribution with an elevated electron temperature and the concomitant generation of a photo-thermoelectric voltage at symmetry-breaking interfaces is of interest for photosensing and light harvesting. Here, we experimentally study the generated photocurrent at the graphene-metal interface, focusing on the time-resolved photocurrent, the effects of photon energy, Fermi energy and light polarization. We show that a single framework based on photo-thermoelectric photocurrent generation explains all experimental results.