Nonlinear response of a ballistic graphene transistor with an ac-driven gate: high harmonic generation and THz detection
arXiv:1606.09036 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.94.125445
Abstract
We present results for time-dependent electron transport in a ballistic graphene field-effect transistor with an ac-driven gate. Nonlinear response to the ac drive is derived utilizing Floquet theory for scattering states in combination with Landauer-Büttiker theory for transport. We identify two regimes that can be useful for applications: (i) low and (ii) high doping of graphene under source and drain contacts, relative to the doping level in the graphene channel, which in an experiment can be varied by a back gate. In both regimes, inelastic scattering induced by the ac drive can excite quasi-bound states in the channel that leads to resonance promotion of higher order sidebands. Already for weak to intermediate ac drive strength, this leads to a substantial change in the direct current between source and drain. For strong ac drive with frequency , we compute the higher harmonics of frequencies ( integer) in the source-drain conductance. In regime (ii), we show that particular harmonics (for instance ) can be selectively enhanced by tuning the doping level in the channel or by tuning the drive strength. We propose that the device operated in the weak-drive regime can be used to detect THz radiation, while in the strong-drive regime it can be used as a frequency multiplier.
arXiv comment17 pages, 13 figures
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