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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 112204 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics Condensed Matter |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2011 |
Abstract
Using monolayer graphene as a model system for a purely two-dimensional (2D) electron gas, we show by energy electron loss spectroscopy, highly resolved both in energy and momentum, that there is a significant probability for the excitation of not only one but two dispersing losses. The appearance of both losses is independent of the substrate (we tested graphene on the Si face of 6H-SiC(0001), and on Ir(111) without and with an intercalated Na layer), and the ratio of the slope in the dispersion curves varies between 1.4 (SiC) and 2. While the lower dispersion curve can be attributed to the excitation of the sheet plasmon, in agreement with theoretical model calculations, the upper dispersion branch has not been identified before for plasmonic excitations in a 2D electron gas, and we assign it tentatively to the excitation of a multipole sheet plasmon.
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- Materials Science(all)
- General Materials Science
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
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AB - Using monolayer graphene as a model system for a purely two-dimensional (2D) electron gas, we show by energy electron loss spectroscopy, highly resolved both in energy and momentum, that there is a significant probability for the excitation of not only one but two dispersing losses. The appearance of both losses is independent of the substrate (we tested graphene on the Si face of 6H-SiC(0001), and on Ir(111) without and with an intercalated Na layer), and the ratio of the slope in the dispersion curves varies between 1.4 (SiC) and 2. While the lower dispersion curve can be attributed to the excitation of the sheet plasmon, in agreement with theoretical model calculations, the upper dispersion branch has not been identified before for plasmonic excitations in a 2D electron gas, and we assign it tentatively to the excitation of a multipole sheet plasmon.
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