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Ultrafast collinear scattering and carrier multiplication in graphene

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  • D. Brida

    (IFN-CNR, Politecnico di Milano, P.za Leonardo da Vinci
    Present address: Department of Physics and Center for Applied Photonics, University of Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany)

  • A. Tomadin

    (NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR and Scuola Normale Superiore)

  • C. Manzoni

    (IFN-CNR, Politecnico di Milano, P.za Leonardo da Vinci)

  • Y. J. Kim

    (University of Manchester)

  • A. Lombardo

    (Cambridge Graphene Centre, Cambridge University, 9 JJ Thomson Avenue)

  • S. Milana

    (Cambridge Graphene Centre, Cambridge University, 9 JJ Thomson Avenue)

  • R. R. Nair

    (University of Manchester)

  • K. S. Novoselov

    (University of Manchester)

  • A. C. Ferrari

    (Cambridge Graphene Centre, Cambridge University, 9 JJ Thomson Avenue)

  • G. Cerullo

    (IFN-CNR, Politecnico di Milano, P.za Leonardo da Vinci)

  • M. Polini

    (NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR and Scuola Normale Superiore)

Abstract

Graphene is emerging as a viable alternative to conventional optoelectronic, plasmonic and nanophotonic materials. The interaction of light with charge carriers creates an out-of-equilibrium distribution, which relaxes on an ultrafast timescale to a hot Fermi-Dirac distribution, that subsequently cools emitting phonons. Although the slower relaxation mechanisms have been extensively investigated, the initial stages still pose a challenge. Experimentally, they defy the resolution of most pump-probe setups, due to the extremely fast sub-100 fs carrier dynamics. Theoretically, massless Dirac fermions represent a novel many-body problem, fundamentally different from Schrödinger fermions. Here we combine pump-probe spectroscopy with a microscopic theory to investigate electron–electron interactions during the early stages of relaxation. We identify the mechanisms controlling the ultrafast dynamics, in particular the role of collinear scattering. This gives rise to Auger processes, including charge multiplication, which is key in photovoltage generation and photodetectors.

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  • D. Brida & A. Tomadin & C. Manzoni & Y. J. Kim & A. Lombardo & S. Milana & R. R. Nair & K. S. Novoselov & A. C. Ferrari & G. Cerullo & M. Polini, 2013. "Ultrafast collinear scattering and carrier multiplication in graphene," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 4(1), pages 1-9, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:4:y:2013:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms2987
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2987
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    1. Nagi, Jaspreet Kaur & Jana, Soumendu, 2022. "Broadband cavity soliton with graphene saturable absorber," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 158(C).

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