RIS ID
35737
Abstract
We report that for graphene with a finite band gap (such as semihydrogenated graphene or graphene with spin-orbit coupling), there exists a strong nonlinear optical response for energies lower than the band gap where the linear response is forbidden. At low temperatures, the nonlinear current in graphene with a gap is much stronger than that in gapless graphene. Our result suggests that semihydrogenated graphene can have a unique potential as a two-color nonlinear material in the terahertz frequency region. The relative intensity of the two colors can be tuned with the electric field.
Publication Details
Ang, Y. & Zhang, C. (2011). Subgap optical conductivity in semihydrogenated graphene. Applied Physics Letters, 98 (4), 1-3.