Slow Noncollinear Coulomb Scattering in the Vicinity of the Dirac Point in Graphene
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2016

The Coulomb scattering dynamics in graphene in energetic proximity to the Dirac point is investigated by polarization resolved pump-probe spectroscopy and microscopic theory. Collinear Coulomb scattering rapidly thermalizes the carrier distribution in k directions pointing radially away from the Dirac point. Our study reveals, however, that, in almost intrinsic graphene, full thermalization in all directions relying on noncollinear scattering is much slower. For low photon energies, carrier-optical-phonon processes are strongly suppressed and Coulomb mediated noncollinear scattering is remarkably slow, namely on a ps time scale. This effect is very promising for infrared and THz devices based on hot carrier effects.

Författare

J. C. Konig-Otto

M. Mittendorff

T. Winzer

Faris Kadi

Ermin Malic

Chalmers, Fysik, Kondenserade materiens teori

A. Knorr

Christian Berger

W. A. de Heer

A. Pashkin

H. Schneider

M. Helm

S. Winnerl

Physical Review Letters

0031-9007 (ISSN) 1079-7114 (eISSN)

Vol. 117 8 087401

Graphene-Based Revolutions in ICT And Beyond (Graphene Flagship)

Europeiska kommissionen (EU) (EC/FP7/604391), 2013-10-01 -- 2016-03-31.

Ämneskategorier

Fysik

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.087401

PubMed

27588881

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