Intrinsic terahertz plasmons and magnetoplasmons in large scale monolayer graphene

Nano Lett. 2012 May 9;12(5):2470-4. doi: 10.1021/nl300572y. Epub 2012 Apr 20.

Abstract

We show that in graphene epitaxially grown on SiC the Drude absorption is transformed into a strong terahertz plasmonic peak due to natural nanoscale inhomogeneities, such as substrate terraces and wrinkles. The excitation of the plasmon modifies dramatically the magneto-optical response and in particular the Faraday rotation. This makes graphene a unique playground for plasmon-controlled magneto-optical phenomena thanks to a cyclotron mass 2 orders of magnitude smaller than in conventional plasmonic materials such as noble metals.