Research pillar · Informs v_ph, η_conv
Materials Science
Graphene and two-dimensional materials — their Dirac-fermion transport and their thermal fluctuations — are the candidate absorber platform behind the phonon velocity v_ph and the conversion efficiency η_conv.
Deep-dive papers
- Fluctuation-induced current from freestanding graphene A measurement of a small electrical current arising from the Brownian ripples of a suspended graphene sheet coupled to a diode circuit. Δpη_conv Read the deep dive →
- The electronic properties of graphene The definitive review of graphene's Dirac-fermion electronics — the reference that characterises the candidate absorber material and its transport velocities. v_phabsorber Read the deep dive →
Supporting literature
- Thibado, P. M. et al. (2020). Fluctuation-induced current from freestanding graphene. Physical Review E 102, 042101. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.102.042101 ↗ Continuous measurable current from driven lattice motion in a loaded circuit.
- Castro Neto, A. H., Guinea, F., Peres, N. M. R., Novoselov, K. S. & Geim, A. K. (2009). The electronic properties of graphene. Reviews of Modern Physics 81, 109–162. doi:10.1103/RevModPhys.81.109 ↗ The definitive review of graphene's Dirac-fermion electronics and phonon transport.
- Bolotin, K. I. et al. (2008). Ultrahigh electron mobility in suspended graphene. Solid State Communications 146, 351–355. doi:10.1016/j.ssc.2008.02.024 ↗ Shows how clean, suspended graphene reaches exceptional carrier transport.
- Grigorenko, A. N., Polini, M. & Novoselov, K. S. (2012). Graphene plasmonics. Nature Photonics 6, 749–758. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2012.262 ↗ How graphene couples to electromagnetic fields — relevant to the coupling term.
- Giustino, F. (2017). Electron–phonon interactions from first principles. Reviews of Modern Physics 89, 015003. doi:10.1103/RevModPhys.89.015003 ↗ The rigorous framework linking lattice vibrations to charge transport (v_ph, Δp).
- McIver, J. W. et al. (2012). Control over topological insulator photocurrents with light polarization. Nature Nanotechnology 7, 96–100. doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.214 ↗ A directed photocurrent generated by symmetry control — an analogue of rectification.
- Ashcroft, N. W. & Mermin, N. D. (1976). Solid State Physics. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Standard text on lattice vibrations, phonon dispersion and sound velocity.
- Ziman, J. M. (1960). Electrons and Phonons: The Theory of Transport Phenomena in Solids. Oxford University Press. Classic account of phonon transport underwriting the factor v_ph.