Cavity electrodynamics of van der Waals heterostructures
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| author | Kipp, Gunda Bretscher, Hope M Schulte, Benedikt Herrmann, Dorothee Kusyak, Kateryna Day, Matthew W Kesavan, Sivasruthi Matsuyama, Toru Li, Xinyu Langner, Sara Maria Hagelstein, Jesse Sturm, Felix Potts, Alexander M Eckhardt, Christian J Huang, Yunfei Watanabe, Kenji Taniguchi, Takashi Rubio, Angel Kennes, Dante M Sentef, Michael A Baudin, Emmanuel Meier, Guido Michael, Marios H McIver, James W |
| author_facet | Kipp, Gunda Bretscher, Hope M Schulte, Benedikt Herrmann, Dorothee Kusyak, Kateryna Day, Matthew W Kesavan, Sivasruthi Matsuyama, Toru Li, Xinyu Langner, Sara Maria Hagelstein, Jesse Sturm, Felix Potts, Alexander M Eckhardt, Christian J Huang, Yunfei Watanabe, Kenji Taniguchi, Takashi Rubio, Angel Kennes, Dante M Sentef, Michael A Baudin, Emmanuel Meier, Guido Michael, Marios H McIver, James W |
| contents | Van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures host many-body quantum phenomena that can be tuned in situ using electrostatic gates. These gates are often microstructured graphite flakes that naturally form plasmonic cavities, confining light in discrete standing waves of current density due to their finite size. Their resonances typically lie in the GHz - THz range, corresponding to the same $μ$eV - meV energy scale characteristic of many quantum effects in the materials they electrically control. This raises the possibility that built-in cavity modes could be relevant for shaping the low-energy physics of vdW heterostructures. However, capturing this light-matter interaction remains elusive as devices are significantly smaller than the diffraction limit at these wavelengths, hindering far-field spectroscopic tools. Here, we report on the sub-wavelength cavity electrodynamics of graphene embedded in a vdW heterostructure plasmonic microcavity. Using on-chip THz spectroscopy, we observed spectral weight transfer and an avoided crossing between the graphite cavity and graphene plasmon modes as the graphene carrier density was tuned, revealing their ultrastrong coupling. Our findings show that intrinsic cavity modes of metallic gates can sense and manipulate the low-energy electrodynamics of vdW heterostructures. This opens a pathway for deeper understanding of emergent phases in these materials and new functionality through cavity control. |
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| spellingShingle | Cavity electrodynamics of van der Waals heterostructures Kipp, Gunda Bretscher, Hope M Schulte, Benedikt Herrmann, Dorothee Kusyak, Kateryna Day, Matthew W Kesavan, Sivasruthi Matsuyama, Toru Li, Xinyu Langner, Sara Maria Hagelstein, Jesse Sturm, Felix Potts, Alexander M Eckhardt, Christian J Huang, Yunfei Watanabe, Kenji Taniguchi, Takashi Rubio, Angel Kennes, Dante M Sentef, Michael A Baudin, Emmanuel Meier, Guido Michael, Marios H McIver, James W Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons Superconductivity Van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures host many-body quantum phenomena that can be tuned in situ using electrostatic gates. These gates are often microstructured graphite flakes that naturally form plasmonic cavities, confining light in discrete standing waves of current density due to their finite size. Their resonances typically lie in the GHz - THz range, corresponding to the same $μ$eV - meV energy scale characteristic of many quantum effects in the materials they electrically control. This raises the possibility that built-in cavity modes could be relevant for shaping the low-energy physics of vdW heterostructures. However, capturing this light-matter interaction remains elusive as devices are significantly smaller than the diffraction limit at these wavelengths, hindering far-field spectroscopic tools. Here, we report on the sub-wavelength cavity electrodynamics of graphene embedded in a vdW heterostructure plasmonic microcavity. Using on-chip THz spectroscopy, we observed spectral weight transfer and an avoided crossing between the graphite cavity and graphene plasmon modes as the graphene carrier density was tuned, revealing their ultrastrong coupling. Our findings show that intrinsic cavity modes of metallic gates can sense and manipulate the low-energy electrodynamics of vdW heterostructures. This opens a pathway for deeper understanding of emergent phases in these materials and new functionality through cavity control. |
| title | Cavity electrodynamics of van der Waals heterostructures |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons Superconductivity |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.19745 |