• 文献标题:   Thermionic Emission and Negative dI/dV in Photoactive Graphene Heterostructures
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   RODRIGUEZNIEVA JF, DRESSELHAUS MS, LEVITOV LS
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, photocurrent, hot carrier, heterostructure
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   MIT
  • 被引频次:   16
  • DOI:   10.1021/nl502522q
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

Transport in photoactive graphene heterostructures, originating from the dynamics of photogenerated hot carriers, is governed by the processes of thermionic emission, electron-lattice thermal imbalance, and cooling. These processes give rise to interesting photoresponse effects, in particular negative differential resistance (NDR) arising in the hot-carrier regime. The NDR effect stems from a strong dependence of electron-lattice cooling on the carrier density, which results in the carrier temperature dropping precipitously upon increasing bias. The ON-OFF switching between the NDR regime and the conventional cold emission regime, as well as the gate-controlled closed-circuit current that is present at zero bias voltage, can serve as signatures of hot-carrier dominated transport.