Hot phonon dynamics in graphene

Nano Lett. 2012 Nov 14;12(11):5495-9. doi: 10.1021/nl301997r. Epub 2012 Nov 1.

Abstract

The dynamics of hot phonons in supported, suspended, and gated monolayer graphene was studied by using time-resolved anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy. We found that the hot phonon relaxation is dominated by phonon-phonon interaction in graphene, and strongly affected by the interaction between graphene and the substrate. Relaxation via carrier-phonon coupling, known as Landau damping, is ineffective for hot phonons which are in thermal equilibrium with excited carriers. Our findings provide a basis for better management of energy dissipation in graphene devices.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.