Experimental observation of polarization-dependent ultrafast carrier dynamics in multi-layer graphene

Abstract

Polarization characteristic of ultrafast carrier dynamics in multi-layer CVD-grown graphene is probed with tilted beams (with respected to the graphene plane). The graphene ultrafast carrier dynamics measurement greatly depends on both polarization (i.e., orientation of linear polarization) and wave vector of probe beam. The differential reflectivity ΔR=R signal of picosecond dynamics could be continuously altered from positive to negative by changing the probe polarization from P to S when the dynamics is probed by a total internal reflected beam. The polarization dependent ΔR=R signal around 0 delay time is positive. It could be altered to negative by changing the probe polarization if the probe beam is non-total internal reflected beam. However, no sign reversal was observed for differential transmittance ΔT=T . These extremely unexpected results indicate the anisotropy of graphene carrier dynamics. Thus the ultrafast carrier dynamics should be further studied with consideration of the anisotropic structure (in- and out-of-graphene plane) of graphene.

6 pages,4 figures in main text. 6 pages,7 figures in Supplemental Material