Transport measurements of negative refractive behavior in ballistic graphene hetero junctions

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Abstract

We investigated the electronic current refraction at p-n junctions (PNJs) in ballistic monolayer graphene. Given a peculiar band structure of the graphene, the transmission of electrons through a PNJ is predicted to be similar to the optical refraction at the boundary of metamaterials with negative refractive index. In consequence, electrons waves injected at a point in one side of a junction can be refocused into a single point in the other side of the junction, which demonstrates Veselago lensing for the electrons. By adopting high-yield dry-transfer technique, we fabricated fully ballistic graphene devices encapsulated by hexagonal boron nitrides with a local top gate. We will present the signatures of negative refractive transport behavior of electrons in PNJs and also discuss about the electronic current focusing in p-n-p heterojunctions in terms of Veselago lensing.

Authors

  • Gil-Ho Lee

    Pohang Univ of Sci \& Tech, Pohang University of Science and Technology

  • Geon-Hyoung Park

    Pohang University of Science and Technology

  • Minsoo Kim

    Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang University of Science and Technology

  • Jae Hyeong Lee

    Pohang Univ of Sci \& Tech, Pohang University of Science and Technology

  • Hu-Jong Lee

    Pohang Univ of Sci \& Tech, Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang University of Science and Technology