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Design of a Perovskite Plasmonic Nanolaser Based on Graphene

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We designed a novel perovskite plasmonic nanolaser based on a semiconductor–graphene–insulator–metal (SGIM) structure in the visible region, and the graphene is placed between an inorganic CsPbBr3 nanowire and a semi-circular silver ridge substrate deposited with silicon dioxide (SiO2). Based on the finite element method, the influences of the graphene thickness and CsPbBr3 nanowire radius on the mode characteristics and electric field distribution of the hybrid plasmonic waveguide were investigated. We obtained the optimal structure parameter of the hybrid plasmonic waveguide, which could achieve a low gain threshold of 0.72 μm−1 in the visible region. Furthermore, compared to a gold or copper bridge substrate, the plasmonic waveguide based on the sliver bridge substrate exhibited a smaller propagation loss and larger propagation distance, leading to a lower gain threshold. This work provides us a novel method for developing applications of nanolasers in the visible region.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52177225, 61605105, 51802184); the Young Talent Fund of University Association for Science and Technology in Shaanxi (20200113); the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2019M653635); and the Scientific Research Plan Projects of Shaanxi Education Department (20JG003).

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    Shuya Ning, Fan Duan, Jiajia He, Zhihui Liu, Shuo Wang & Tao Xue

  2. State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710049, People’s Republic of China

    Naming Zhang

  3. Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology for Information, School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710049, People’s Republic of China

    Shuya Ning

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All authors contributed to the conception and design. Shuya Ning, writing and result analysis. Fan Duan, methodology and writing. Naming Zhang, resources and funding. Zhihui Liu and Shuo Wang, validation and data curation. Tao Xue, investigation and resources.

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Ning, S., Duan, F., Zhang, N. et al. Design of a Perovskite Plasmonic Nanolaser Based on Graphene. Plasmonics 17, 2123–2130 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-022-01701-z

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