• 文献标题:   Current-controlled light scattering and asymmetric plasmon propagation in graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WENGER T, VIOLA G, KINARET J, FOGELSTROM M, TASSIN P
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   2469-9950 EI 2469-9969
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chalmers Univ Technol
  • 被引频次:   10
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.97.085419
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

We demonstrate that plasmons in graphene can be manipulated using a dc current. A source-drain current lifts the forward/backward degeneracy of the plasmons, creating two modes with different propagation properties parallel and antiparallel to the current. We show that the propagation length of the plasmon propagating parallel to the drift current is enhanced, while the propagation length for the antiparallel plasmon is suppressed. We also investigate the scattering of light off graphene due to the plasmons in a periodic dielectric environment and we find that the plasmon resonance separates in two peaks corresponding to the forward and backward plasmon modes. The narrower linewidth of the forward propagating plasmon may be of interest for refractive index sensing and the dc current control could be used for the modulation of mid-infrared electromagnetic radiation.