2017 •
Dispersion and damping of the interband π plasmon in graphene grown on Cu(111) foils
Authors:
Antonio Politano, Ivan Radović, Duško Borka, Zoran L. Mišković, Hak Ki Yu, Daniel Farías, Gennaro Chiarello
Abstract:
By means of angle-resolved electron energy loss spectroscopy, we have measured the interband it plasmon in high-quality graphene grown on peeled-off epitaxial Cu(111) foils. Experimental loss spectra have been reproduced by means of a hydrodynamic model. The dispersion relation of the plasmon frequency shows a nearly-flat dispersion up to a critical wave-vector of 0.3 angstrom(-1). We propose that the observed behavior could be originated by confinement effects in ripples in the strained graphene sheet. Strain also limits the dispersion at high (...)
By means of angle-resolved electron energy loss spectroscopy, we have measured the interband it plasmon in high-quality graphene grown on peeled-off epitaxial Cu(111) foils. Experimental loss spectra have been reproduced by means of a hydrodynamic model. The dispersion relation of the plasmon frequency shows a nearly-flat dispersion up to a critical wave-vector of 0.3 angstrom(-1). We propose that the observed behavior could be originated by confinement effects in ripples in the strained graphene sheet. Strain also limits the dispersion at higher momenta, as a consequence of the increased effective mass of charge carriers. The analysis of momentum dependence of the line-width and of the inverse quality factor indicates that damping processes are dominated by decay in electron-hole pairs via indirect interband transitions. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (Read More)
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