Communications Materials (Feb 2020)

Active spatial control of terahertz plasmons in graphene

  • Ngoc Han Tu,
  • Katsumasa Yoshioka,
  • Satoshi Sasaki,
  • Makoto Takamura,
  • Koji Muraki,
  • Norio Kumada

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-019-0002-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Controlling spatial conductivity in graphene is important for plasmonic devices, yet conductivity patterning typically changes the electromagnetic environment. Here, teraherz plasmons in graphene are confined to specific regions via a patterned zinc oxide gate, reducing electromagnetic coupling.