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Laser-Driven Petahertz Electron Ratchet Nanobubbles.

Authors :
Bhan L
Covington CL
Varga K
Source :
Nano letters [Nano Lett] 2022 May 25; Vol. 22 (10), pp. 4240-4245. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 13.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

A laser-driven quantum electron ratchet nanodevice is proposed. The ratchet consists of a series of disconnected bubble-shaped nanodiode structures with a sharp tip to induce a large field enhancement. A laser pulse is used to create a plasmon oscillation in the vertical direction, and the shape of the bubble funnels the electrons toward the sharp tip leading to net electron transport in the horizontal direction. The electron current carries the fingerprint of the driving laser field. The system is modeled by using the time-dependent orbital free density functional theory with nanostructures containing thousands of atoms.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1530-6992
Volume :
22
Issue :
10
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Nano letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
35561279
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01399