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The random phase approximation (RPA) spectral function of the one-dimensional electron band with the three-dimensional long range Coulomb interaction shows a broad feature which is spread on the scale of the plasmon energy and vanishes at…
We report the dispersion measurements, using angle-resolved reflection electron-energy-loss-spectroscopy (AREELS), on two-dimensional (2D) plasmons in single and multilayer graphene which couple strongly to surface optical phonon (FK…
Electron beams in two-dimensional systems can provide a useful tool to study energy-momentum relaxation of electrons and to generate microwave radiation stemming from plasma-beam instabilities. Naturally, these two applications cannot…
Surface plasmons in 2-dimensional electron systems with narrow Bloch bands feature an interesting regime in which Landau damping (dissipation via electron-hole pair excitation) is completely quenched. This surprising behavior is made…
The concept of the energy gap is a fundamental characteristic of the band structure of a material and it determines its physical properties. Formally the energy gap appears in the dispersion relation $E_k$, where the vector $k$ is…
Generation of photocurrent via photon drag effect enables very fast light detection with response time limited by momentum relaxation. At the same time, photon drag in bulk uniform samples is small by the virtue of small photon momentum. We…
We develop a microscopic large-$N$ theory of electron-electron interaction corrections to multi-legged Feynman diagrams describing second- and third-order nonlinear response functions. Our theory, which reduces to the well-known random…
We present an effective theory describing the low-energy properties of an interacting 2D electron gas at large non-integer filling factors $\nu\gg 1$. Assuming that the interaction is sufficiently weak, $r_s < 1$, we integrate out all the…
We study the effect of magnetic field on the properties of a high mobility gated two-dimensional electron gas in a field effect transistor with the Hall bar geometry. When approaching the current saturation when the drain side of the…
A quasi-two-dimensional (Q2D) electron liquid (EL) is formed at the interface of a semiconductor heterojunction. For an accurate characterization of the Q2D EL, many-body effects need to be taken into account beyond the random phase…
The magnetic focusing of electrons has proven its utility in fundamental studies of electron transport. Here we report the direct imaging of magnetic focusing of electron waves, specifically in a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG). We see…
The plasmon damping has been investigated using resonant microwave absorption of two-dimensional electrons in disks with different diameters. We have found an unexpected drastic reduction of the plasmon damping in the regime of strong…
We measure the energy distribution of electrons passing through a two-dimensional electron gas using a scanning probe microscope. We present direct spatial images of coherent electron wave flow from a quantum point contact formed in a…
We present a comprehensive theory of the one-dimensional plasmonic crystal formed in the grating gated two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) in semiconductor heterostructures. To describe collective plasma excitations in the 2DEG, we develop…
The one-dimensional flight of a fast electron flux in plasma is investigated taking into account generation and absorption of plasma waves. The transition from the kinetic description to the gas dynamics is made. The closed set of gas…
The dispersion relation for the collective plasma excitations of optically dressed Dirac electrons in single and double graphene layers is calculated in the random-phase approximation. The presence of circularly polarized light gives rise…
The frequency- and momentum-dependent dielectric function $\epsilon{(\bf q,\omega)}$ as well as the energy loss function Im[-$\epsilon^{-1}{(\bf q,\omega)}$\protect{]} are calculated for intermetallic superconductor $MgB_2$ by using two…
A new electromagnetic plasma mode has been discovered in the hybrid system formed by a highly conductive gate strip placed in proximity to the two-dimensional electron system. The new plasmon mode propagates along the gate strip with no…
We have considered the conductivity properties of a two dimensional electron gas (2DEG) in two different kinds of inhomogeneous magnetic fields, i.e.\ a disordered distribution of magnetic flux vortices, and a periodic array of magnetic…
Plasmons, which are collective charge oscillations, offer the potential to use optical signals in nano-scale electric circuits. Recently, plasmonics using graphene have attracted interest, particularly because of the tunable plasmon…