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Tuning many-body interactions in graphene: The effects of doping on excitons and carrier lifetimes

Cornell Affiliated Author(s)

Author

K.F. Mak
F.H. Da Jornada
K. He
J. Deslippe
N. Petrone
J. Hone
J. Shan
S.G. Louie
T.F. Heinz

Abstract

The optical properties of graphene are strongly affected by electron-electron (e-e) and electron-hole (e-h) interactions. Here we tune these many-body interactions through varying the density of free charge carriers. Measurements from the infrared to the ultraviolet reveal significant changes in the optical conductivity of graphene for both electron and hole doping. The shift, broadening, and modification in shape of the saddle-point exciton resonance reflect strong screening of the many-body interactions by the carriers, as well as changes in quasiparticle lifetimes. Ab initio calculations by the GW Bethe-Salpeter equation method, which take into account the modification of both the repulsive e-e and the attractive e-h interactions, provide excellent agreement with experiment. Understanding the optical properties and high-energy carrier dynamics of graphene over a wide range of doping is crucial for both fundamental graphene physics and for emerging applications of graphene in photonics. © 2014 American Physical Society.

Date Published

Journal

Physical Review Letters

Volume

112

Issue

20

URL

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84901407119&doi=10.1103%2fPhysRevLett.112.207401&partnerID=40&md5=e212053445bd019f424ea48e36101262

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.207401

Group (Lab)

Jie Shan Group
Kin Fai Mak Group

Funding Source

DMR-0907477
DMR-1106225
DMR10-1006184
0907477
1006184
1106225

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