Terahertz imaging and spectroscopy of largearea single-layer graphene
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
Research Area
Group (Lab)
Paul McEuen Group