Polarization and plasmons in hot photoexcited graphene

A. Freddie Page, Joachim M. Hamm, and Ortwin Hess
Phys. Rev. B 97, 045428 – Published 29 January 2018

Abstract

We present a robust and exact method for calculating the polarization function and plasmon dispersion of graphene, for an arbitrary (isotropic) nonequilibrium carrier distribution, within the random phase approximation. This is demonstrated for a range of carrier distributions, including hot-carrier distributions which occur within the femtoseconds following photoexcitation. We show that qualitatively different behavior from the equilibrium case can occur. As the polarization function determines dynamic screening, its calculation will be essential to quantifying carrier-carrier scattering channels for graphene far from equilibrium.

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  • Received 17 August 2017
  • Revised 15 January 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.045428

©2018 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

A. Freddie Page, Joachim M. Hamm, and Ortwin Hess*

  • Blackett Laboratory, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom

  • *o.hess@imperial.ac.uk

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Vol. 97, Iss. 4 — 15 January 2018

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