Issue 17, 2013

Unravelling suitable graphene–metal contacts for graphene-based plasmonic devices

Abstract

Plasmonic excitations in pristine and air-exposed graphene–Ru and graphene–Pt contacts have been investigated by using high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy. Loss measurements show that the effects of air exposure are very different in these two systems. While in graphene–Ru contacts, plasmons are completely quenched, plasmons in the graphene–Pt interface show only a frequency shift together with an overall intensity attenuation. These results pose significant questions as regards the stability in an ambient air atmosphere of graphene-based plasmonic devices and indicate a suitable choice of graphene–metal contacts.

Graphical abstract: Unravelling suitable graphene–metal contacts for graphene-based plasmonic devices

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Apr 2013
Accepted
18 Jun 2013
First published
27 Jun 2013

Nanoscale, 2013,5, 8215-8220

Unravelling suitable graphene–metal contacts for graphene-based plasmonic devices

A. Politano and G. Chiarello, Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 8215 DOI: 10.1039/C3NR02027D

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