• 文献标题:   Amplification of Terahertz Electromagnetic Waves in a Structure with Two Graphene Layers under a Direct Electric Current Flow: a Hydrodynamic Approximation
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MOISEENKO IM, POPOV VV, FATEEV DV
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, amplification of terahertz radiation, graphene with a direct current
  • 出版物名称:   SEMICONDUCTORS
  • ISSN:   1063-7826 EI 1090-6479
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1134/S1063782621080133
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

The amplification of terahertz electromagnetic radiation in a structure with two layers of graphene through which a direct electric current flows is studied theoretically. The hydrodynamic conductivity of graphene is investigated. It is shown that the real part of the graphene conductivity can be negative in the terahertz-frequency range at the drift velocities of charge carriers in graphene that are lower than the phase velocity of an electromagnetic wave. For small wave vectors of a terahertz wave that is incident on a graphene structure, the spatial dispersion insignificantly contributes to the hydrodynamic conductivity of graphene. Due to this, the amplification efficiency does not depend on the direction of currents in each of the graphene layers. It is shown that graphene with a direct electric current can be used to create terahertz amplifiers operating at room temperature.