Light-matter interaction in a microcavity-controlled graphene transistor.
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Authors
Engel, Michael
Steiner, Mathias
Löhneysen, Hilbert V
Avouris, Phaedon
Krupke, Ralph
Publication Date
2012-06-19Journal Title
Nat Commun
ISSN
2041-1723
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
3
Pages
906
Language
eng
Type
Article
Physical Medium
Electronic
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Engel, M., Steiner, M., Lombardo, A., Ferrari, A., Löhneysen, H. V., Avouris, P., & Krupke, R. (2012). Light-matter interaction in a microcavity-controlled graphene transistor.. Nat Commun, 3 906. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1911
Abstract
Graphene has extraordinary electronic and optical properties and holds great promise for applications in photonics and optoelectronics. Demonstrations including high-speed photodetectors, optical modulators, plasmonic devices, and ultrafast lasers have now been reported. More advanced device concepts would involve photonic elements such as cavities to control light-matter interaction in graphene. Here we report the first monolithic integration of a graphene transistor and a planar, optical microcavity. We find that the microcavity-induced optical confinement controls the efficiency and spectral selection of photocurrent generation in the integrated graphene device. A twenty-fold enhancement of photocurrent is demonstrated. The optical cavity also determines the spectral properties of the electrically excited thermal radiation of graphene. Most interestingly, we find that the cavity confinement modifies the electrical transport characteristics of the integrated graphene transistor. Our experimental approach opens up a route towards cavity-quantum electrodynamics on the nanometre scale with graphene as a current-carrying intra-cavity medium of atomic thickness.
Keywords
Graphite, Electronics, Light, Transistors, Electronic
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/G030480/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/G042357/1)
Identifiers
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1911
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/286118
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Licence URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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