• 文献标题:   Magic-Angle Bilayer Graphene Nanocalorimeters: Toward Broadband, Energy-Resolving Single Photon Detection
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SEIFERT P, LU X, STEPANOV P, RETAMAL JRD, MOORE JN, FONG KC, PRINCIPI A, EFETOV DK
  • 作者关键词:   magic angle twisted bilayer graphene, twistronic, single photon detector, thz detector, 2d superconductivity
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   Barcelona Inst Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00373
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Because of the ultralow photon energies at mid-infrared and terahertz frequencies, in these bands photodetectors are notoriously underdeveloped, and broadband single photon detectors (SPDs) are nonexistent. Advanced SPDs exploit thermal effects in nanostructured superconductors, and their performance is currently limited to the more energetic near-infrared photons due to their high electronic heat capacity. Here, we demonstrate a superconducting magic-angle bilayer graphene (MAG) device that is theoretically capable of detecting single photons of ultralow energies by utilizing its record-low heat capacity and sharp superconducting transition. We theoretically quantify its calorimetric photoresponse and estimate its detection limits. This device allows the detection of ultrabroad range single photons from the visible to sub-terahertz with a response time around 4 ns and energy resolution better than 1 THz. These attributes position MAG as an exceptional material for long-wavelength single photon sensing, which could revolutionize such disparate fields as quantum information processing and radio astronomy.