Nanomechanical electro-optical modulator based on atomic heterostructures

P. A. Thomas; O. P. Marshall; F. J. Rodriguez; G. H. Auton; V. G. Kravets; D. Kundys; Y. Su; A. N. Grigorenko

doi:10.1038/ncomms13590

Nature Communications (Nov 2016)

Nanomechanical electro-optical modulator based on atomic heterostructures

P. A. Thomas,
O. P. Marshall,
F. J. Rodriguez,
G. H. Auton,
V. G. Kravets,
D. Kundys,
Y. Su,
A. N. Grigorenko

Affiliations

P. A. Thomas: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester
O. P. Marshall: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester
F. J. Rodriguez: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester
G. H. Auton: School of Computer Science, University of Manchester
V. G. Kravets: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester
D. Kundys: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester
Y. Su: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester
A. N. Grigorenko: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13590
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Van der Waals heterostructures can be combined with metallic nanostructures to enable enhanced light–matter interaction. Here, the authors fabricate a broadband mechanical electro-optical modulator using a graphene/hexagonal boron nitride vertical heterojunction, suspended over a gold nanostripe array.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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