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Terahertz imaging and spectroscopy of largearea single-layer graphene

Cornell Affiliated Author(s)

Author

J.L. Tomaino
A.D. Jameson
J.W. Kevek
M.J. Paul
A.M. Van Der Zande
R.A. Barton
P.L. McEuen
E.D. Minot
Y.-S. Lee

Abstract

We demonstrate terahertz (THz) imaging and spectroscopy of a 15 × 15-mm2 single-layer graphene film on Si using broadband THz pulses. The THz images clearly map out the THz carrier dynamics of the grapheneon-Si sample, allowing us to measure sheet conductivity with sub-mm resolution without fabricating electrodes. The THz carrier dynamics are dominated by intraband transitions and the THz-induced electron motion is characterized by a flat spectral response. A theoretical analysis based on the Fresnel coefficients for a metallic thin film shows that the local sheet conductivity varies across the sample from σs = 1.7 × 10–3 to 2.4 × 10 -3 Ω-1 (sheet resistance, ρs = 420 - 590 Ω/sq). © 2010 Optical Society of America.

Date Published

Journal

Optics Express

Volume

19

Issue

1

Number of Pages

141-146,

URL

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-78651353216&doi=10.1364%2fOE.19.000141&partnerID=40&md5=83b9146864ecafc9c196b9ed435d9ba3

DOI

10.1364/OE.19.000141

Group (Lab)

Paul McEuen Group

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