Generation of the semiconductor two-dimensional plasmonic boom and its application to terahertz devices

• Project/Area Number: 16K14243
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Electron device/Electronic equipment
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: OTSUJI TAIICHI 東北大学, 電気通信研究所, 教授 (40315172)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): TOMBET Stephane 東北大学, 電気通信研究所, 准教授 (00726911) ; WATANABE Takayuki 東北大学, 電気通信研究所, 助教 (80771807) ; SATOU Akira 東北大学, 電気通信研究所, 准教授 (70510410) ; NARAHARA Koichi 神奈川工科大学, 工学部, 教授 (00422171)
• Research Collaborator: RYZHII Victor ; SUEMITSU Tetsuya ; SHUR Michael S. ; AIZIN Gregory R. ; POPOV Vychaslav V.
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
• Keywords: テラヘルツ／赤外材料・素子 / マイクロ・ナノデバイス / 半導体プラズモニクス / 量子エレクトロニクス / 電子デバイス・機器 / テラヘルツ/赤外材料・素子

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We explored the generation of the plasmonic boom, a kind of plasmon instability utilizing the super velocity phenomenon of collective charge density waves of two-dimensional electrons in monolayer graphene and their application to the generation and amplification of terahertz electromagnetic wave radiations. An asymmetric dual-grating-gate structure was introduced into the graphene channel field-effect transistor to spatially and periodically modulate the electron drift velocity and the plasma wave velocity crossing over each other at the periodic boundaries. It is theoretically expected that intense shock waves (plasmonic boom) such as supersonic will occur at the moment the drift velocity exceeds the plasma wave velocity. We designed and fabricated the device and experimentally verified the occrrence of the plasmonic instability driven giant light amplification of stimulated emission of terahertz radiation at room temperature for the first time.

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] CNRS-University of Montpellier II(France)
  • Country Name: France
  • Counterpart Institution: CNRS-University of Montpellier II
• [Int'l Joint Research] Kotelnikov Inst. Radio-Eng. Electron./Inst. Phys. Microstructures/Moscow Inst. Phys. Tech.(Russia)
  • Country Name: Russia
  • Counterpart Institution: Kotelnikov Inst. Radio-Eng. Electron./Inst. Phys. Microstructures/Moscow Inst. Phys. Tech.
• [Int'l Joint Research] Salamanca University(Spain)
  • Country Name: Spain
  • Counterpart Institution: Salamanca University
• [Int'l Joint Research] Univ. at Buffalo, SUNY/Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.(米国)
  • Country Name: U.S.A.
  • Counterpart Institution: Univ. at Buffalo, SUNY/Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.
• [Int'l Joint Research] Kotelnikov Inst. Radio Eng. Electron./Inst. Phys. Tech., RAS/Inst. Phys. Microstructures, RAS(ロシア連邦)
  • Country Name: RUSSIA FEDERATION
  • Counterpart Institution: Kotelnikov Inst. Radio Eng. Electron./Inst. Phys. Tech., RAS/Inst. Phys. Microstructures, RAS
  • # of Other Institutions: 1
• [Int'l Joint Research] Salamanca University(Spain)
  • Country Name: Spain
  • Counterpart Institution: Salamanca University
• [Int'l Joint Research] Univ. at Buffalo, SUNY/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute(米国)
  • Country Name: U.S.A.
  • Counterpart Institution: Univ. at Buffalo, SUNY/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• [Journal Article] Current-injection terahertz emission in distributed-feedback dual-gate graphene-channel field-effect transistor (2017)
  • Author(s): D. Yadav, Y. Tobah, G. Tamamushi, J.i Mitsushio, T. Watanabe, A.A. Dubinov, M. Ryzhii, V. Ryzhii, and T. Otsuji
  • Journal Title: OTST'17: Int. Conf. Optical Terahertz Science and Technology Abstract Book Volume: 1 Pages: 66
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Broadband terahertz-light emission by current-injection distributed-feedback dual-gate graphene-channel field-effect transistor (2017)
  • Author(s): D. Yadav, Y. Tobah, J. Mitsushio, G. Tamamushi, T. Watanabe, A.A. Dubinov, M. Ryzhii, V. Ryzhii, and T. Otsuji
  • Journal Title: CLEO: Int. Conf. on Lasers and Electro-Optics Dig. Volume: 1 Pages: AM2B.7
  • DOI: 10.1364/CLEO_AT.2017.AM2B.7
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Current-injection terahertz lasing in graphene-based transistor lasers (2017)
  • Author(s): T. Otsuji
  • Journal Title: ETCMOS: Int. Conf. on Emerging Technology on CMOS and Related Devices Dig. Volume: 1 Pages: B3-1
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Terahertz LED based on current-injection dual-gate graphene-channel field effect transistors (2017)
  • Author(s): D. Yadav, Y. Tobah, K. Sugawara, J. Mitsushio, G. Tamamushi, T. Watanabe, A.A. Dubinov, M. Ryzhii, V. Ryzhii, and T. Otsuji
  • Journal Title: DRC: 75th Annual Device Research Conference Dig. Volume: 1 Pages: 273-274
  • DOI: 10.1109/DRC.2017.7999519
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Terahertz light emission in graphene-based active plasmonic metamaterial heterostructures (2017)
  • Author(s): T. Otsuji, T. Watanabe, A. Satou, D. Yadav, S. Boubanga-Tombet, T. Suemitsu, and V. Ryzhii
  • Journal Title: META'17: the 8th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics Abstract Book Volume: 1 Pages: SP22.I2
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Broadband terahertz light emission and lasing in graphene-based van der Waals heterostructures (2017)
  • Author(s): T. Otsuji, D. Yadav, T. Watanabe, S.A. Boubanga-Tombet, V. Ryzhii, A.A. Dubinov, D. Svintsov, M. Ryzhii, V. Mitin, and M.S. Shur
  • Journal Title: EMN: Energy Materials Nanotechnology Lyon Meeting on 2D Materials Dig. Volume: 1 Pages: 42-44
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Plasmonic amplification of terahertz radiation in a preriodic graphene structure with the carrier injection (2017)
  • Author(s): O.V. Polischuk, D. V. Fateev, T. Otsuji, and V.V. Popov
  • Journal Title: Appl. Phys. Lett. Volume: 111 Pages: 081110-1-4
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.4990620
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Terahertz light emitting graphene-channel transistor operating uner current-injection pumping (2017)
  • Author(s): K. Sugawara, D. Yadav, Y. Tobah, J. Mitsushio, G. Tamamushi, T. Watanabe, A.A. Dubinov, M. Ryzhii, V. Ryzhii, and T. Otsuji
  • Journal Title: TWHM: Topical Workshop on Heterostructure Microelectronics Dig. Volume: 1 Pages: 1-2
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Terahertz light emitting transistor based on current inection dual-gate graphene-channel FET (2017)
  • Author(s): D. Yadav, Y. Tobah, K. Sugawara, J. Mitsushio, G. Tamamushi, T. Watanabe, A.A. Dubinov, M. Ryzhii, V. Ryzhii, and T. Otsuji
  • Journal Title: IRMMW-THz: 42nd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves Dig. Volume: 1 Pages: WB3.5
  • DOI: 10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2017.8067215
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Terahertz light emission and lasing in graphene-based heterostructure 2D material systems -theory and experiments (2017)
  • Author(s): T. Otsuji
  • Journal Title: NANOP 2017: International Conference on Nanophotonics and Micro/Nano Optics Abstract Book Volume: 1 Pages: 115-116
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Terahertz light emission and lasing in graphene-based vdW 2D heterostructures (2017)
  • Author(s): T. Otsuji
  • Journal Title: RPGR2017: Int. Conf. Recent Progress in Graphene and 2D Materials Research Dig. Volume: 1 Pages: 1-2
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Terahertz light emission and lasing in graphene transistors under current-injection pumping (2017)
  • Author(s): T. Otsuji, D. Yadav, T. Watanabe, S. Boubanga-Tombet, A. Satou, T. Suemitsu, V. Ryzhii, A.A. Dubinov, M. Ryzhii, V. Mitin, and M.S. Shur
  • Journal Title: RJUSE TeraTech 2017: Russia-Japan-USA-Europe Symposium on Fundamental & Applied Problems of Terahertz Devices & Technologies Dig. Volume: 1 Pages: IP-2
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Terahertz light emission and lasing in graphene transisters under current-injection pumping (2017)
  • Author(s): T. Otsuji
  • Journal Title: MTSA2017-CTOXMAND-TeraNano-8 Dig. Volume: 1 Pages: WeA1-I2-1-2
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Terahertz light emission and lasing in graphene-based van der Waals 2D heterostructures (2017)
  • Author(s): D. Yadav, T. Watanabe, S. boubanga-Tombet, A. Satou, V. Ryzhii, and T. Otsuji
  • Journal Title: WINDS17: 16: 2017 International Workshop on Innovative Nanoscale Devices and Systems Abstracts Volume: 1 Pages: 1-2
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Terahertz light-emitting graphene-channel transistor toward single-mode lasing (2017)
  • Author(s): D. Yadav, G. Tamamushi, T. Watanabe, J. Mitsushio, Y. Tobah, K. Sugawara, A.A. Dubinov, M. Ryzhii, V. Ryzhii, and T. Otsuji
  • Journal Title: Nanophotonics Volume: 7 Pages: 741-752
  • DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2017-0106
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Terahertz light emission and lasing in graphene-based van der Waals 2D heterostructures (2017)
  • Author(s): T. Otsuji
  • Journal Title: XXII International Symposium on Nanophysics and Nanoelectronics Dig. Volume: 1 Pages: 6A-I1-1-2
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Cooperative promotion of plasma instabilities for emission of terahertz radiation in an asymmetric dual-grating gate graphene-channel FET (2016)
  • Author(s): Akira Satou, Yuki Koseki, Takayuki Watanabe, Vyacheslav V. Popov, Victor Ryzhii, Taiichi Otsuji
  • Journal Title: Proc. SPIE Volume: 9856 Pages: 98560F-1-7
  • DOI: 10.1117/12.2227438
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Giant plasmon instability in dual-grating-gate graphene field-effect transistor (2016)
  • Author(s): Y. Koseki, V. Ryzhii, T. Otsuji, V. V. Popov, and A. Satou
  • Journal Title: Phys. Rev. B Volume: 93 Pages: 245408-1-5
  • DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.245408
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Plasmons in tunnel-coupled graphene layers: Backward waves with quantum cascade gain (2016)
  • Author(s): D. Svintsov, Zh. Devizorova, T. Otsuji, and V. Ryzhii
  • Journal Title: Phys. Rev. B Volume: 94 Pages: 115301-1-12
  • DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.94.115301
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Emission and detection of terahertz radiation using graphene-based atomically-thin 2D heterostructures (2018)
  • Author(s): T. Otsuji
  • Organizer: MANA Int. Symp., Tsukuba, Japan, March
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Terahertz light emission and lasing in graphene-based van der Waals 2D heterostructures (2018)
  • Author(s): T. Otsuji
  • Organizer: XXII International Symposium on Nanophysics and Nanoelectronics, Niznhy Novgorod, Russia, March 12-16
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Current-injection terahertz emission in distributed-feedback dual-gate graphene-channel field-effect transistor (2017)
  • Author(s): D. Yadav, Y. Tobah, G. Tamamushi, J.i Mitsushio, T. Watanabe, A.A. Dubinov, M. Ryzhii, V. Ryzhii, and T. Otsuji
  • Organizer: OTST'17: Int. Conf. Optical Terahertz Science and Technology, London, UK, April 2-7
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Broadband terahertz-light emission by current-injection distributed-feedback dual-gate graphene-channel field-effect transistor (2017)
  • Author(s): D. Yadav, Y. Tobah, J. Mitsushio, G. Tamamushi, T. Watanabe, A.A. Dubinov, M. Ryzhii, V. Ryzhii, and T. Otsuji
  • Organizer: CLEO: Int. Conf. on Lasers and Electro-Optics, San Jose, CA, USA, May 14-19
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Current-injection terahertz lasing in graphene-based transistor lasers (2017)
  • Author(s): T. Otsuji
  • Organizer: ETCMOS: Int. Conf. on Emerging Technology on CMOS and Related Devices, Hotel Sofitel Warsaw Victoria, Warsaw, Poland, May 28-30
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Terahertz LED based on current-injection dual-gate graphene-channel field effect transistors (2017)
  • Author(s): D. Yadav, Y. Tobah, K. Sugawara, J. Mitsushio, G. Tamamushi, T. Watanabe, A.A. Dubinov, M. Ryzhii, V. Ryzhii, and T. Otsuji
  • Organizer: DRC: 75th Annual Device Research Conference, Notre Dame, IN, USA, May 26-28
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Graphene-based heterostructures: Device concepts and prospects (2017)
  • Author(s): V. Ryzhii, and T. Otsuji
  • Organizer: The 25th International Symposium “Nanostructures: Physics and Technology, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 26-30
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Terahertz light emission in graphene-based active plasmonic metamaterial heterostructures (2017)
  • Author(s): T. Otsuji, T. Watanabe, A. Satou, D. Yadav, S. Boubanga-Tombet, T. Suemitsu, and V. Ryzhii
  • Organizer: META'17: the 8th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Incheon, Korea, 25-28 July
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Broadband terahertz light emission and lasing in graphene-based van der Waals heterostructures (2017)
  • Author(s): T. Otsuji, D. Yadav, T. Watanabe, S.A. Boubanga-Tombet, V. Ryzhii, A.A. Dubinov, D. Svintsov, M. Ryzhii, V. Mitin, and M.S. Shur
  • Organizer: EMN: Energy Materials Nanotechnology Lyon Meeting on 2D Materials, Lyon, France, Aug. 9-11
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Terahertz light emitting graphene-channel transistor operating uner current-injection pumping (2017)
  • Author(s): K. Sugawara, D. Yadav, Y. Tobah, J. Mitsushio, G. Tamamushi, T. Watanabe, A.A. Dubinov, M. Ryzhii, V. Ryzhii, and T. Otsuji
  • Organizer: TWHM: Topical Workshop on Heterostructure Microelectronics, Kagoshima, Japan, Aug. 28-31
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Terahertz light emitting transistor based on current inection dual-gate graphene-channel FET (2017)
  • Author(s): D. Yadav, Y. Tobah, K. Sugawara, J. Mitsushio, G. Tamamushi, T. Watanabe, A.A. Dubinov, M. Ryzhii, V. Ryzhii, and T. Otsuji
  • Organizer: IRMMW-THz: 42nd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexco, Aug. 30
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Terahertz light emission and lasing in graphene-based heterostructure 2D material systems -theory and experiments (2017)
  • Author(s): T. Otsuji
  • Organizer: NANOP 2017: International Conference on Nanophotonics and Micro/Nano Optics, Barcelona, Spain, Sept. 13-15
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Terahertz light emission and lasing in graphene-based vdW 2D heterostructures (2017)
  • Author(s): T. Otsuji
  • Organizer: RPGR2017: Int. Conf. Recent Progress in Graphene and 2D Materials Research, Singapore, Sept. 19-22
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Terahertz light emission and lasing in graphene transistors under current-injection pumping (2017)
  • Author(s): T. Otsuji, D. Yadav, T. Watanabe, S. Boubanga-Tombet, A. Satou, T. Suemitsu, V. Ryzhii, A.A. Dubinov, M. Ryzhii, V. Mitin, and M.S. Shur
  • Organizer: RJUSE TeraTech 2017: Russia-Japan-USA-Europe Symposium on Fundamental & Applied Problems of Terahertz Devices & Technologies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA, Oct. 1-5
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Terahertz light emission and lasing in graphene transisters under current-injection pumping (2017)
  • Author(s): T. Otsuji
  • Organizer: MTSA2017-CTOXMAND-TeraNano-8, Okayama, Japan, Nov. 19-23
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Terahertz light emission and lasing in graphene-based van der Waals 2D heterostructures (2017)
  • Author(s): D. Yadav, T. Watanabe, S. boubanga-Tombet, A. Satou, V. Ryzhii, and T. Otsuji
  • Organizer: WINDS17: 16: 2017 International Workshop on Innovative Nanoscale Devices and Systems, Big Island Hawaii, USA, Nov 26 - Dec. 1
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Numerical characterization of Dyakonov-Shur instability in gated two-dimensional electron systems (2016)
  • Author(s): A. Satou and K. Narahara
  • Organizer: RJUSE: 5th Russia-Japan-USA-Europe Symposium on Fundamental & Applied Problems of Terahertz Devices & Technologies
  • Place of Presentation: Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2016-11-01 – 2016-11-02
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Plasmonic THz devices based on InP HEMTs and Graphene FETs (2016)
  • Author(s): A. Satou, T. Watanabe, T. Suemitsu, V. Ryzhii, D. Fateev, V. V. Popov, and T. Otsuji
  • Organizer: EMN Meeting on Terahertz
  • Place of Presentation: Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain
  • Year and Date: 2016-05-16
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Cooperative promotion of plasma instabilities for emission of terahertz radiation in an asymmetric dual-grating gate graphene-channel FE (2016)
  • Author(s): Akira Satou, Yuki Koseki, Takayuki Watanabe, Vyacheslav V. Popov, Victor Ryzhii, Taiichi Otsuji
  • Organizer: SPIE DCS: Int. Conf. on Defense + Commercial Sensing, Conference 9856 on Terahertz Physics, Devices, and Systems X: Advanced Applications in Industry and Defense
  • Place of Presentation: Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Year and Date: 2016-04-17
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Remarks] Otsuji Laboratory
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