Nature Communications (Dec 2016)

Ultrafast electronic response of graphene to a strong and localized electric field

  • Elisabeth Gruber,
  • Richard A. Wilhelm,
  • Rémi Pétuya,
  • Valerie Smejkal,
  • Roland Kozubek,
  • Anke Hierzenberger,
  • Bernhard C. Bayer,
  • Iñigo Aldazabal,
  • Andrey K. Kazansky,
  • Florian Libisch,
  • Arkady V. Krasheninnikov,
  • Marika Schleberger,
  • Stefan Facsko,
  • Andrei G. Borisov,
  • Andrés Arnau,
  • Friedrich Aumayr

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13948
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Graphene has so far demonstrated remarkable properties, making it increasingly interesting for ultrafast electronic applications. Here, the authors show that, when probed by a highly charged ion, freestanding graphene is able to provide dozens of electrons for ion neutralization within a few femtoseconds.