• 文献标题:   A corner reflector of graphene Dirac fermions as a phonon-scattering sensor
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GRAEF H, WILMART Q, ROSTICHER M, MELE D, BANSZERUS L, STAMPFER C, TANIGUCHI T, WATANABE K, BERROIR JM, BOCQUILLON E, FEVE G, TEO EHT, PLACAIS B
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   2041-1723
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Paris Diderot
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1038/s41467-019-10326-6
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Dirac fermion optics exploits the refraction of chiral fermions across optics-inspired Klein-tunneling barriers defined by high-transparency p-n junctions. We consider the corner reflector (CR) geometry introduced in optics or radars. We fabricate Dirac fermion CRs using bottom-gate-defined barriers in hBN-encapsulated graphene. By suppressing transmission upon multiple internal reflections, CRs are sensitive to minute phonon scattering rates. Here we report on doping-independent CR transmission in quantitative agreement with a simple scattering model including thermal phonon scattering. As a signature of CRs, we observe Fabry-Perot oscillations at low temperature, consistent with single-path reflections. Finally, we demonstrate high-frequency operation which promotes CRs as fast phonon detectors. Our work establishes the relevance of Dirac fermion optics in graphene and opens a route for its implementation in topological Dirac matter.