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Nonlinear dynamics in a terahertz-driven double-layer graphene diode

Wei Feng and Lijuan Shi

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 Corresponding author: Wei Feng, wfeng@ujs.edu.cn

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Abstract: By using the time-dependent hydrodynamic equations, we carry out a theoretical study of nonlinear dynamics in an n+nn+ double-layer graphene diode driven by terahertz radia-tion. A cooperative nonlinear oscillatory mode shows up due to the negative differential conductance effect. We use different chaos-detecting methods, such as the Poincaré bifurcation diagram and the first return map, to examine the transitions between the periodic and chaotic states. The double-layer graphene diode shows typical nonlinear dynamical behavior with the DC bias, AC amplitudes and the AC frequency as the control parameters.

Key words: nonlinearterahertzdouble-layer graphene



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Fig. 1.  (Color online) Analytical fit for the velocity-field relation of double-layer graphene at lattice temperature T = 300 K.

Fig. 2.  (a) Poincaré bifurcation diagram and first return maps at (b) ${V_{{\rm{ac}}}} = 0.035$ V, (c) 0.1 V, (d) 0.1355 V, respectively, for the NDC n+nn+ double-layer graphene at ${V_{{\rm{dc}}}} = 0.88$ V.

Fig. 3.  (a) Poincaré bifurcation diagram and first return maps at (b) ${V_{{\rm{ac}}}} = 0.015$ V, (c) 0.12 V, (d) 0.245 V, respectively, for the NDC n+nn+ double-layer graphene at ${V_{{\rm{dc}}}} = 1.2$ V.

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Novoselov K S, Geim A K, Morozov S V, et al. Electric field effect in atomically thin carbon films. Science, 2004, 306: 666 doi: 10.1126/science.1102896
[2]
Apalkov V M, hakraborty T. Fractal butterflies in buckled graphenelike materials. Phys Rev B, 2015, 91: 235447 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.91.235447
[3]
Semnani B, Majedi A H, Safavi-Naeini S. Nonlinear quantum optical properties of graphene: the role of chirality and symmetry. Appl Phys Lett, 2015, 85: 115438
[4]
Katsnelson M. Graphene: carbon in two dimensions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012
[5]
Bonaccorso F, Sun Z, Hasan T, et al. Graphene photonics and optoelectronics. Nat Photonics, 2010, 4: 611 doi: 10.1038/nphoton.2010.186
[6]
Zheng Y, Ni G X, Toh C T, et al. Graphene field-effect transistors with ferroelectric gating. Phys Rev Lett, 2010, 105: 166602 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.166602
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[8]
Bae S, Kim H, Lee Y B, et al. Roll-to-roll production of 30-inch graphene films for transparent electrodes. Nat Nanotech, 2010, 5: 574 doi: 10.1038/nnano.2010.132
[9]
Britnell L, Gorbachev R V, Geim A K, et al. Resonant tunneling and negative differential conductance in graphene transistors. Nat Commun, 2013, 4: 1794 doi: 10.1038/ncomms2817
[10]
Nguyen V H, Mazzamuto F, Bournel A, et al. Resonant tunneling diodes based on graphene/h-BN heterostructure. J Phys D, 2012, 45: 325104 doi: 10.1088/0022-3727/45/32/325104
[11]
Song Y, Wu H C, Guo Y. Negative differential resistances in graphene double barrier resonant tunneling diodes. Appl Phys Lett, 2013, 102: 093118 doi: 10.1063/1.4794952
[12]
Ferreira G J, Leuenberger M N, Loss D, et al. Low-bias negative differential resistance in graphene nanoribbon superlattices. Phys Rev B, 2011, 84: 125453 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.125453
[13]
Yamasue K, Fukidome H, Funakubo K, et al. Interfacial charge states in graphene on SiC studied by noncontact scanning nonlinear dielectric potentiometry. Phys Rev Lett, 2015, 114: 226103 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.226103
[14]
Kuroda M A, Tersoff J, Martyna G J. Nonlinear screening in multilayer graphene systems. Phys Rev Lett, 2011, 106: 116804 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.116804
[15]
Bykov A Y, Murzina T V, Rybin M G, et al. Second harmonic generation in multilayer graphene induced by direct electric current. Phys Rev B, 2012, 85: 121413 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.85.121413
[16]
Petrone N, McMillan J F, van der Zande A, et al. Regenerative oscillation and four-wave mixing in graphene optoelectronics. Nat Photonics, 2012, 6: 554 doi: 10.1038/nphoton.2012.147
[17]
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[18]
Mai S, Syzranov S V, Efetov K B. Photocurrent in a visible-light graphene photodiode. Phys Rev B, 2011, 83: 033402
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Chu S, Wang S, Gong Q. Ultrafast third-order nonlinear optical properties of graphene in aqueous solution and polyvinyl alcohol film. Chem Phys Lett, 2012, 523: 104 doi: 10.1016/j.cplett.2011.12.024
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Cao J C, Lei X L. Synchronization and chaos in miniband semiconductor superlattices. Phys Rev B, 1999, 60: 1871 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.60.1871
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Cao J C, Liu H C, Lei X L, et al. Chaotic dynamics in terahertz-driven semiconductors with negative effective mass. Phys Rev B, 2001, 63: 115308 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.63.115308
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Cao J C. Interband impact ionization and nonlinear absorption of terahertz radiation in semiconductor heterostructures. Phys Rev Lett, 2003, 91: 237401 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.237401
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      Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11604126), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61601205), the Basic Research Program of Jiangsu Province (Natural Science Foundation for Young Scholars) (No. BK20160541), and the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (No. 16KJB140003).

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      • Received Date: 2018-07-18
      • Revised Date: 2018-08-30
      • Published Date: 2018-12-01

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