• 文献标题:   Graphene plasmonics for tunable terahertz metamaterials
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   JU L, GENG BS, HORNG J, GIRIT C, MARTIN M, HAO Z, BECHTEL HA, LIANG XG, ZETTL A, SHEN YR, WANG F
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   1748-3387 EI 1748-3395
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Calif Berkeley
  • 被引频次:   1638
  • DOI:   10.1038/NNANO.2011.146
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

Plasmons describe collective oscillations of electrons. They have a fundamental role in the dynamic responses of electron systems and form the basis of research into optical metamaterials(1-3). Plasmons of two-dimensional massless electrons, as present in graphene, show unusual behaviour(4-7) that enables new tunable plasmonic metamaterials(8-10) and, potentially, optoelectronic applications in the terahertz frequency range(8,9,11,12). Here we explore plasmon excitations in engineered graphene microribbon arrays. We demonstrate that graphene plasmon resonances can be tuned over a broad terahertz frequency range by changing micro-ribbon width and in situ electrostatic doping. The ribbon width and carrier doping dependences of graphene plasmon frequency demonstrate power-law behaviour characteristic of two-dimensional massless Dirac electrons(4-6). The plasmon resonances have remarkably large oscillator strengths, resulting in prominent room-temperature optical absorption peaks. In comparison, plasmon absorption in a conventional two-dimensional electron gas was observed only at 4.2 K (refs 13,14). The results represent afirst look at light-plasmon coupling in graphene and point to potential graphene-based terahertz metamaterials.