Photoexcitation cascade and multiple hot-carrier generation in graphene

Nature Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 248-252

  Tielrooij, K J ^a   Song, J C W ^b,c   Jensen, S A ^d,e   Centeno, A ^f   Pesquera, A ^f   Zurutuza Elorza, A ^f   Bonn, M ^d   Levitov, L S ^b   Koppens, F H L ^a  

^a ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

^f GRAPHENEA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXCITONS; HOT ELECTRONS; LIGHT; OPTICAL PUMPING;

CARRIER-CARRIER SCATTERING; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; ENERGY RELAXATION; HOT CARRIER GENERATION; OPTICAL PHONON EMISSION; OPTICAL PUMP-TERAHERTZ PROBE; OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOEXCITED CARRIERS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84876418282     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2564     Document Type: Article

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