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Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Nanoribbons for Terahertz Applications

CNTs and GNRs for THz Applications

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Fundamental and Applied Nano-Electromagnetics

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We discuss the use of nano-sized carbon materials electromagnetics and electronics in the terahertz range. The fascinating behavior of carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoribbons suggests using these innovative materials for THz range applications, for instance to fabricate emitters, detectors, antennas and interconnects. In this Chapter we investigate the main phenomena to be controlled in view of the above THz applications: plasmon resonances, tunneling effect and interband transitions.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Vasil Saroka for his help in the preparation of the manuscript. This research was partially supported by EU FP7 ITN NOTEDEV (Grant No. FP7-607521) and EU FP7 IRSES projects QOCaN (Grant No FP7-316432), CANTOR (Grant No FP7-612285), InterNoM (Grant No FP7-612624), and FAEMCAR (Grant No FP7-318617), and by BRFFR under Project No. F14R-026

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  1. Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, via Di Biasio 43, 03043, Cassino, Italy

    Antonio Maffucci

  2. INFN – LNF, via E. Fermi, 00044, Frascati, Italy

    Antonio Maffucci

  3. Institute for Nuclear Problems, Belarusian State University, Bobruiskaya 11, 220030, Minsk, Belarus

    Sergey A. Maksimenko

  4. School of Physics, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QL, UK

    Mikhail E. Portnoi

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Maffucci, A., Maksimenko, S.A., Portnoi, M.E. (2016). Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Nanoribbons for Terahertz Applications. In: Maffucci, A., Maksimenko, S.A. (eds) Fundamental and Applied Nano-Electromagnetics. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7478-9_6

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