Ultrafast Charge Separation Induced by a Uniform Field in Graphene Nanoribbons
arXiv:2502.10576 · doi:10.1103/dtk9-xv6n
Abstract
When heteronuclear molecules are illuminated by light of spatially uniform intensity, electronic excitations may, nevertheless, be restricted to parts of the system, depending on the absorption properties of its constituents. Here, we show that this effect is observed also in homogenous carbon based systems, such as graphene nanoribbons (GNRs): a spatially uniform laser pulse can create strongly localized carrier excitations, including excitons, on the sub-nanometer scale within a few femtoseconds. The origin of this effect is the unusual topological-based electronic structure of the GNRs. This opens new avenues for nanoelectronics and brings petahertz switching within reach. Using nonequilibrium Green functions simulations we demonstrate this effect by exciting small GNR heterostructures of suitable geometry with a laser pulse with carefully chosen photon energy, polarization, and carrier-envelope phase.
arXiv comment7 pages, 4 figures
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