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Terahertz radiation driven chiral edge currents in graphene. / Karch, J.; Drexler, C.; Olbrich, P.; Fehrenbacher, M.; Hirmer, M.; Glazov, M. M.; Tarasenko, S. A.; Ivchenko, E. L.; Birkner, B.; Eroms, J.; Weiss, D.; Yakimova, R.; Lara-Avila, S.; Kubatkin, S.; Ostler, M.; Seyller, T.; Ganichev, S. D.
In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 107, No. 27, 276601, 27.12.2011.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Terahertz radiation driven chiral edge currents in graphene
AU - Karch, J.
AU - Drexler, C.
AU - Olbrich, P.
AU - Fehrenbacher, M.
AU - Hirmer, M.
AU - Glazov, M. M.
AU - Tarasenko, S. A.
AU - Ivchenko, E. L.
AU - Birkner, B.
AU - Eroms, J.
AU - Weiss, D.
AU - Yakimova, R.
AU - Lara-Avila, S.
AU - Kubatkin, S.
AU - Ostler, M.
AU - Seyller, T.
AU - Ganichev, S. D.
PY - 2011/12/27
Y1 - 2011/12/27
N2 - We observe photocurrents induced in single-layer graphene samples by illumination of the graphene edges with circularly polarized terahertz radiation at normal incidence. The photocurrent flows along the sample edges and forms a vortex. Its winding direction reverses by switching the light helicity from left to right handed. We demonstrate that the photocurrent stems from the sample edges, which reduce the spatial symmetry and result in an asymmetric scattering of carriers driven by the radiation electric field. The developed theory based on Boltzmann's kinetic equation is in a good agreement with the experiment. We show that the edge photocurrents can be applied for determination of the conductivity type and the momentum scattering time of the charge carriers in the graphene edge vicinity.
AB - We observe photocurrents induced in single-layer graphene samples by illumination of the graphene edges with circularly polarized terahertz radiation at normal incidence. The photocurrent flows along the sample edges and forms a vortex. Its winding direction reverses by switching the light helicity from left to right handed. We demonstrate that the photocurrent stems from the sample edges, which reduce the spatial symmetry and result in an asymmetric scattering of carriers driven by the radiation electric field. The developed theory based on Boltzmann's kinetic equation is in a good agreement with the experiment. We show that the edge photocurrents can be applied for determination of the conductivity type and the momentum scattering time of the charge carriers in the graphene edge vicinity.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.276601
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.276601
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84555190782
VL - 107
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
SN - 0031-9007
IS - 27
M1 - 276601
ER -
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