• DocumentCode
    2972072
  • Title

    Time-resolved THz spectroscopy: charge carrier dynamics and the role of strongly coupled optical phonons in ultrathin graphite sheets

  • Author

    Frischkorn, C. ; Kampfrath, T. ; Perfetti, L. ; Schapper, F. ; Wolf, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Fachbereich Phys., Freie Univ. Berlin, Germany
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    19-23 Sept. 2005
  • Firstpage
    445
  • Abstract
    Ultrafast charge carrier dynamics in graphite are investigated by time-resolved THz spectroscopy. Our data show that: (i) more than 90% of the initially deposited excitation energy is transferred to few strongly coupled lattice vibrations within 500 fs; and (ii) these optical phonons substantially contribute to the striking increase of the Drude relaxation rate.
  • Keywords
    carrier relaxation time; lattice dynamics; phonons; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; 500 fs; Drude relaxation rate; charge carrier dynamics; deposited excitation energy; strongly coupled lattice vibrations; strongly coupled optical phonons; time-resolved THz spectroscopy; ultrathin graphite sheets; Charge carriers; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical films; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Phonons; Pulse amplifiers; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 13th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2005. IRMMW-THz 2005. The Joint 30th International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9348-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2005.1572604
  • Filename
    1572604