• 文献标题:   Nonlocal effects and enhanced nonreciprocity in current-driven graphene systems
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MORGADO TA, SILVEIRINHA MG
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   2469-9950 EI 2469-9969
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Coimbra
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.102.075102
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

A graphene sheet biased with a drift electric current offers a unique opportunity to attain unidirectional, backscattering-immune, and subwavelength light propagation, as proposed by T. A. Morgado and M. G. Silveirinha [ACS Photonics 5, 4253 (2018)] . Here, we investigate in detail the impact of the intrinsic nonlocal response of graphene in the dispersion characteristics of the current-driven plasmons supported by single-layer and double-layer graphene systems. It is theoretically shown that even though the nonlocal effects weaken the spectral asymmetry of the plasmon dispersion, the studied platforms can support unidirectional backscattering-immune guided modes. Our analysis also confirms that the drift-current bias can effectively pump the graphene plasmons and enhance the propagation distance. Moreover, it is shown that the nonreciprocity and optical isolation can be boosted by pairing two drift-current-biased graphene sheets due to the enhanced radiation drag by the drifting electrons.