Gate-tunable optical extinction of graphene nanoribbon nanoclusters

Authors

• Erin Sheridan, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Quantum Institute
• Gang Li, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
• Mamun Sarker, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
• Shan Hao, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Quantum Institute
• Ki-Tae Eom, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Chang-Beom Eom, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Alexander Sinitskii, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
• Patrick Irvin, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Quantum Institute
• Jeremy Levy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Quantum Institute

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

7-2-2021

Citation

APL Mater. 9, 071101 (2021); doi: 10.1063/5.0048795

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Abstract

We investigate the optical response of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) using the broadband nonlinear generation and detection capabilities of nanoscale junctions created at the LaAlO₃/SrTiO₃ interface. GNR nanoclusters measured to be as small as 1–2 GNRs in size are deposited on the LaAlO₃ surface with an atomic force microscope tip. Time-resolved nonlinear optical probes of GNR nanoclusters reveal a strong, gate-tunable second and third harmonic response, as well as strong extinction of visible to near-infrared light at distinct wavelengths, similar to previous reports with graphene.