Terahertz radiation driven chiral edge currents in graphene

Details Terahertz radiation driven chiral edge currents in graphene Terahertz radiation driven chiral edge currents in graphene

2011-07-19

arxiv.org/abs/1107.3747v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

4 pages, 4 figure, additional Supplemental Material (3 pages, 1 figure)

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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 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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