Modelling of Plasmonic and Graphene Nanodevices

by Javier Munárriz Arrieta

Overview

The thesis covers a broad range of electronic, optical and opto-electronic devices and various predicted physical effects. In particular, it examines the quantum interference transistor effect in graphene nanorings; tunable spin-filtering and spin-dependent negative differential resistance in composite heterostructures based on graphene and ferromagnetic materials; optical and novel electro-optical bistability and hysteresis in compound systems and the real-time control of radiation patterns of optical nanoantennas. The direction of the main radiation lobe of a regular plasmonic array can be changed abruptly by small variations in external control parameters. This optical effect, apart from its relevance for applications, is a revealing example of the Umklapp process and, thus, is a visual manifestation of one of the most fundamental laws of solid state physics: the conservation of the quasi-momentum to within a reciprocal lattice vector. The thesis analyzes not only results for particular device designs but also a variety of advanced numerical methods which are extended by the author and described in detail. These methods can be used as a sound starting point for further research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319361505
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	09/10/2016
Series:	Springer Theses
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Pages:	121
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.01(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Part I Electronic Nanodevices Based on Graphene.- Tight-Binding Description of Graphene Nanostructures.- Graphene Nanoring as a Quantum Interference Device.- Graphene Nanoring as a Source of Spin-Polarized Electrons.- Spin-Dependent NDR in Graphene Superlattices.- Part II Electro-Optical Nanodevices.- Optical Nanoantennas with Tunable Radiation Patterns.- Electro-Optical Hysteresis of Nanoscale Hybrid Systems.- Conclusions and Prospects.