276 research outputs found
Two-probe study of hot carriers in reduced graphene oxide
The energy relaxation of carriers in reduced graphene oxide thin films is
studied using optical pump-probe spectroscopy with two probes of different
colors. We measure the time difference between peaks of the carrier density at
each probing energy by measuring a time-resolved differential transmission and
find that the carrier density at the lower probing energy peaks later than that
at the higher probing energy. Also, we find that the peak time for the lower
probing energy shifts from about 92 to 37 fs after the higher probing energy
peak as the carrier density is increased from 1.5E12 to 3E13 per square
centimeter, while no noticeable shift is observed in that for the higher
probing energy. Assuming the carriers rapidly thermalize after excitation, this
indicates that the optical phonon emission time decreases from about 50 to
about 20 fs and the energy relaxation rate increases from 4 to 10 meV/fs. The
observed density dependence is inconsistent with the phonon bottleneck effect.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figure
Femtosecond Pump-Probe Studies of Reduced Graphene Oxide Thin Films
The dynamics of photocarriers in reduced graphene oxide thin films is studied
by using ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopy. Time dependent differential
transmissions are measured with sample temperatures ranging from 9 to 300 K. At
each sample temperature and probe delay, the sign of differential transmission
remains positive. A fast energy relaxation of hot carriers is observed, and is
found to be independent of sample temperature. Our experiments show that the
carrier dynamics in reduced graphene oxide is similar to other types of
graphene, and that the differential transmission is caused by phase-state
filling of carriers.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figure
Graphene mode locked, wavelength-tunable, dissipative soliton fiber laser
Atomic layer graphene possesses wavelength-insensitive ultrafast saturable
absorption, which can be exploited as a full-band mode locker. Taking advantage
of the wide band saturable absorption of the graphene, we demonstrate
experimentally that wide range (1570 nm - 1600nm) continuous wavelength tunable
dissipative solitons could be formed in an erbium doped fiber laser mode locked
with few layer graphene
Spatially resolved pump-probe study of single-layer graphene produced by chemical vapor deposition
Carrier dynamics in single-layer graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition
(CVD) is studied using spatially and temporally resolved pump-probe
spectroscopy by measuring both differential transmission and differential
reflection. By studying the expansion of a Gaussian spatial profile of carriers
excited by a 1500-nm pump pulse with a 1761-nm probe pulse, we observe a
diffusion of hot carriers of 5500 square centimeter per second. We also observe
that the expansion of the carrier density profile decreases to a slow rate
within 1 ps, which is unexpected. Furthermore, by using an 810-nm probe pulse
we observe that both the differential transmission and reflection change signs,
but also that this sign change can be permanently removed by exposure of the
graphene to femtosecond laser pulses of relatively high fluence. This indicates
that the differential transmission and reflection at later times may not be
directly caused by carriers, but may be from some residue material from the
sample fabrication or transfer process.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figure
Large nonlinear Kerr effect in graphene
Under strong laser illumination, few-layer graphene exhibits both a
transmittance increase due to saturable absorption and a nonlinear phase shift.
Here, we unambiguously distinguish these two nonlinear optical effects and
identify both real and imaginary parts of the complex nonlinear refractive
index of graphene. We show that graphene possesses a giant nonlinear refractive
index n2=10-7cm2W-1, almost nine orders of magnitude larger than bulk
dielectrics. We find that the nonlinear refractive index decreases with
increasing excitation flux but slower than the absorption. This suggests that
graphene may be a very promising nonlinear medium, paving the way for
graphene-based nonlinear photonics.Comment: Optics Letters received 12/02/2011; accepted 03/12/2012; posted
03/21/2012,Doc. ID 15912
ZnO Nanorods Grown on p-GaN Using Hydrothermal Synthesis and Its Optoelectronic Devices Application
The ZnO nanorods with the length of 1-1.5 μm
were deposited on p-GaN by hydrothermal synthesis at low temperature 100°C. The structural and optical properties of the as-grown ZnO rods were investigated by X-Ray
diffraction (XRD) and photoluminescence (PL) spectra. After annealing treatment the as-grown films in air at 600°C,
30min, and the ZnO rods showed good crystallinity and optical properties with strong UV emission at 378 nm. In addition, a sharp UV emission peak at 369.45 nm with the
FWHM 20 meV, which attributed to the bound exciton recombination, was also observed from the ZnO rods at 80K. Next, the e-beam evaporation method was used to deposit
metal contact on n-ZnO and p-GaN. Here, we use Au and Ni/Au as metal contacts for n-ZnO and p-GaN, respectively. The current-voltage characteristics of the fabricated
n-ZnO/p-GaN heterojunction revealed rectifying behavior with a leakage current of 10⁻⁸ A at -10V, a forward current 4x10⁻⁶ A at 10V bias. The heterojunction also showed a good
photoresponse, with the change of the current – voltage characteristics under ultraviolet illumination. Under UV illumination, the forward turn on voltage changed to 7.5V.
This result showed the ability to manipulate the electron transport in the ZnO based heterojunction devices.Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA
Hot carrier diffusion in graphene
We report an optical study of charge transport in graphene. Diffusion of hot
carriers in epitaxial graphene and reduced graphene oxide samples are studied
using an ultrafast pump-probe technique with a high spatial resolution.
Spatiotemporal dynamics of hot carriers after a point-like excitation are
monitored. Carrier diffusion coefficients of 11,000 and 5,500 squared
centimeters per second are measured in epitaxial graphene and reduced graphene
oxide samples, respectively, with a carrier temperature on the order of 3,600
K. The demonstrated optical techniques can be used for non-contact and
non-invasive in-situ detection of transport properties of graphene.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
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