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石墨烯中超快光电流的光学调控

Optical Control of Ultrafast Photocurrent in Graphene

Navdeep Rana, Gopal Dixit

AI总结:

本研究探索超快尺度下单层石墨烯光电流的光学调控,分析光电流与谷极化的差异,发现不同偏振的ω-2ω激光可分别实现二者的独立调控,且应变工程可提升光电流幅值,为相关领域应用提供新思路。

摘要:

利用强激光脉冲操控电子的能力,让研究人员得以在电子本征时间尺度上实现对电子运动前所未有的调控。本工作探索了在超快时间尺度下调控单层石墨烯中光电流产生这一目标。光电流的起源被归因于激光脉冲结束后导带中不对称的剩余电子布居,这一机制也会促成谷极化。本研究对光电流与谷极化这两个可观测量之间的差异开展了全面分析。研究发现,同旋圆偏振ω-2ω激光脉冲可在石墨烯中产生光电流,但不会引发谷极化;而反旋圆偏振ω-2ω激光脉冲则能产生显著的谷极化,且不会伴随任何光电流。亚周期相位、波长、强度等不同的激光参数为调控光电流的产生提供了不同的调节手段。此外,通过应变工程改变石墨烯的电子特性,可使光电流的幅值提升三倍。本研究结果揭示了石墨烯电子结构对称性与驱动激光脉冲之间相互作用的有趣内在机制,为利用石墨烯特性开发超快光子学、光电器件及量子技术领域的新型应用提供了思路。

英文摘要:

The ability to manipulate electrons with the intense laser pulse enables an unprecedented control over the electronic motion on its intrinsic timescale. Present work explores the desired control of photocurrent generation in monolayer graphene on ultrafast timescale. The origin of photocurrent is attributed to the asymmetric residual electronic population in the conduction band after the end of the laser pulse, which also facilitates valley polarization. Present study offers a comprehensive analysis of the differences between these two observables, namely photocurrent and valley polarization. It is found that the corotating circularly polarized $ω-2ω$ laser pulses allow the generation of photocurrent but no valley polarization, whereas counterrotating circularly polarized $ω-2ω$ laser pulses yield significant valley polarization without any photocurrent in graphene. Different laser parameters, such as subcycle phase, wavelength, and intensity provide different knobs to control the generation of the photocurrent. In addition, threefold increase in the photocurrent's amplitude can be achieved by altering electronic properties of graphene via strain engineering. Our findings reveal intriguing underlying mechanisms into the interplay between the symmetries of the graphene's electronic structure and the driving laser pulses, shedding light on the potential for harnessing graphene's properties for novel applications in ultrafast photonics, optoelectronic devices, and quantum technologies.

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