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TY - JOUR
T1 - Laser-induced quantum pumping in graphene
AU - San Jose, Pablo
AU - Prada, Elsa
AU - Schomerus, Henning
AU - Kohler, Sigmund
PY - 2012/10/8
Y1 - 2012/10/8
N2 - We investigate non-adiabatic electron pumping in graphene generated by laser irradiation with linear polarization parallel or perpendicular to the transport direction. Transport is dominated by the spatially asymmetric excitation of electrons from evanescent into propagating modes. For a laser with parallel polarization, the pumping response exhibits a subharmonic resonant enhancement which directly probes the Fermi energy; no such enhancement occurs for perpendicular polarization. The resonance mechanism relies on the chirality of charge carriers ingraphene.
AB - We investigate non-adiabatic electron pumping in graphene generated by laser irradiation with linear polarization parallel or perpendicular to the transport direction. Transport is dominated by the spatially asymmetric excitation of electrons from evanescent into propagating modes. For a laser with parallel polarization, the pumping response exhibits a subharmonic resonant enhancement which directly probes the Fermi energy; no such enhancement occurs for perpendicular polarization. The resonance mechanism relies on the chirality of charge carriers ingraphene.
KW - chirality
KW - electron beam pumping
KW - Fermi level
KW - graphene
KW - laser beam effects
U2 - 10.1063/1.4758695
DO - 10.1063/1.4758695
M3 - Journal article
VL - 101
JO - Applied Physics Letters
JF - Applied Physics Letters
SN - 0003-6951
IS - 15
M1 - 153506
ER -