Acoustoelectric current in graphene nanoribbon due to Landau damping

We perform self-consistent analysis of the Boltzmann transport equation for momentum and energy in the hypersound regime i.e., $$ql \gg 1$$ q l ≫ 1 ($$q$$ q is the acoustic wavenumber and l is the mean free path). We investigate the Landau damping of acoustic phonons ($$LDOAP$$ LDOAP ) in graphene nanoribbons, which leads to acoustoelectric current generation. Under a non-quantized field with drift velocity, we observed an acoustic phonon energy quantization that depends on the energy gap, the width, and the sub-index of the material. An effect similar to Cerenkov emission was observed, where the electron absorbed the confined acoustic phonon energy, causing the generation of acoustoelectric current in the graphene nanoribbon. A qualitative analysis of the dependence of the absorption coefficient and the acoustoelectric current on the phonon frequency is in agreement with experimental reports. We observed a shift in the peaks when the energy gap and the drift velocity were varied. Most importantly, a transparency window appears when the absorption coefficient is zero, making graphene nanoribbons a potential candidate for use as an acoustic wave filter with applications in tunable gate-controlled quantum information devices and phonon spectrometers.

Acoustoelectric Current in Graphene Nanoribbon due to Landau Damping

We perform self-consistent analysis of the Boltzmann transport equation for momentum and energy in the hypersound regime i.e., ql >> 1 (q is the acoustic wavenumber and l is the mean free path). Here, we investigate Landau damping of acoustic phonons (LDOAP) in graphene nanoribbon that leads to acoustoelectric current generation. Under a non-quantized field with drift velocity, we observed an acoustic phonon energy quantization which depends on the energy gap, the width and the sub-index of the material. An effect similar to Cerenkov emission was observed where the electron absorbs the confined acoustic phonons energy, causing the generation of acoustoelectric current in Graphene Nanoribbon. A qualitative analysis of the absorption and versus phonon frequency is in agreement with experimental reports. We observed a shift in the peaks when the energy gap and the drift velocity were varied. Most importantly, a transparency window appears when making graphene nanoribbon a potential candidate as an acoustic wave filter with applications in phonon spectrometers and also as tunable gate-controlled quantum information device.

Фотоотклик в мультислойном графене при прохождении поверхностной акустической волны

The photoresponse in multilayer graphene on a lithium niobate crystal (LiNbO3) was studied under the conditions of an electric potential applied to graphene and transmission of a surface acoustic wave (SAW). It is shown that the acoustoelectric current in graphene when irradiated with light either increases or decreases depending on the polarity of the potential applied to graphene. SAW causes the appearance of a periodic charge lattice in graphene, which enhances the interaction with incident light, which leads to an increase in the photoresponse.

Acoustic-Electric Properties of Graphene under the Influence of a Surface Acoustic Waves and an External DC Field

ABSTRACTMeasurements of the induced acoustoelectric (IAEC) current in graphene subjected to a surface acoustic wave (SAW) discovered a quantisized character of acoustoelectric current at low bias voltage (Vbias) . The quantisized nature of IAEC has been obtained in all measurements as a result of interaction of SAW and an applied an external electric field. The acoustoelectric currents were studied near the point of electrical neutrality at room temperature. Raman spectra of graphene under the in-situ SAW influence and at an external electric field bias are presented.