Graphene terahertz wave detector
A graphene and terahertz technology, applied in the field of terahertz wave applications, can solve the problems of high noise and low sensitivity, and achieve the effects of high detection sensitivity, high sensitivity and increased complexity
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[0021] The invention provides a graphene terahertz wave detector, such as figure 1 As shown, it includes an antiferromagnetic layer 1 , a pinning layer 2 , a graphene layer 3 , and a free layer 4 . The material of the antiferromagnetic layer 1 is a hard magnetic antiferromagnetic material, specifically, the material of the antiferromagnetic layer 1 is IrMn, PtMn, FeMn. The pinning layer 2 is placed on the antiferromagnetic layer 1 . The material of the pinning layer 2 is a metal or semi-metal with high spin polarizability, specifically, the material of the pinning layer 2 is Co, Fe, CoFe, CoFeB, CoFeAl alloy. The thickness of the pinning layer 2 is not limited here. Graphene layer 3 is placed on pinned layer 2 . The number of layers of graphene in the graphene layer 3 is less than 10 layers, so that when the graphene layer 3 absorbs terahertz waves to generate heat, the conductive properties or quantum tunneling properties of the graphene layer 3 can be changed more, thereb...
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[0025] On the basis of Example 1, such as figure 2 As shown, a graphene sheet 5 is also included, and the graphene sheet 5 is placed in the free layer 4 . The graphene sheet 5 is parallel to the graphene layer 3 . The graphene sheet 5 is square or rectangular in shape. The size of the graphene sheet 5 is not limited here. The size of the graphene sheet 5 depends on the wavelength band of the terahertz wave to be measured. The graphene sheet 5 is periodically arranged in the plane where the graphene sheet 5 is located, that is to say, in figure 2 , the graphene sheets 5 are arranged periodically in the horizontal plane, and the period may be a square period or a rectangular period. In this way, the terahertz wave is confined between the graphene sheet 5 and the graphene layer 3, and a strong electric field is formed between the graphene sheet 5 and the graphene layer 3, that is, the terahertz wave is localized or confined in the graphite between the graphene sheet 5 and ...
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[0028] On the basis of embodiment 2, a second graphene layer is also included, and the second graphene layer covers the free layer 4 . The number of graphene layers in the second graphene layer is less than 5 layers, so that the terahertz wave can penetrate the second graphene layer. Since the second graphene layer can also play a role in confining the terahertz wave, that is to say, an effect similar to a Fabry-Perot interference cavity is formed between the second graphene layer and the graphene layer 3 . In this way, the terahertz wave in the free layer 4 is stronger, so that the graphene layer 3 absorbs more terahertz waves, thereby generating more heat, thereby changing the quantum tunneling of the graphene layer 3 more characteristics, thereby changing the resistance between the pinned layer 2 and the free layer 4 more, thereby achieving higher sensitivity for terahertz wave detection. In this embodiment, on the one hand, a Fabry-Perot interference cavity is formed betw...
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