Direct observation of room temperature high-energy resonant excitonic effects in graphene

Details Direct observation of room temperature high-energy resonant excitonic effects in graphene Direct observation of room temperature high-energy resonant excitonic effects in graphene

2011-01-16

arxiv.org/abs/1101.3060v1

Physical Review B Rapid Communications (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

5 pages, 3 figures (accepted)

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Using a combination of ultraviolet-vacuum ultraviolet reflectivity and spectroscopic ellipsometry, we observe a resonant exciton at an unusually high energy of 6.3eV in epitaxial graphene. Surprisingly, the resonant exciton occurs at room temperature and for a very large number of graphene layers $N$$\approx$75, thus suggesting a poor screening in graphene. The optical conductivity ($\sigma_1$) of resonant exciton scales linearly with number of graphene layer (up to \emph{at least} 8 layers) implying quantum character of electrons in graphene. Furthermore, a prominent excitation at 5.4eV, which is a mixture of interband transitions from $\pi$ to $\pi^{*}$ at the M point and a $\pi$ plasmonic excitation, is observed. In contrast, for graphite the resonant exciton is not observable but strong interband transitions are seen instead. Supported by theoretical calculations, for $N \leq$ 28 the $\sigma_1$ is dominated by the resonant exciton, while for $N >$ 28 it is a mixture between exitonic and interband transitions. The latter is characteristic for graphite, indicating a crossover in the electronic structure. Our study shows that important elementary excitations in graphene occur at high binding energies and elucidate the differences in the way electrons interact in graphene and graphite.

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