Time-resolved ultrafast photocurrents and terahertz generation in freely suspended graphene
10.1038/ncomms1656
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Prechtel, L., Song, L., Schuh, D., Ajayan, P., Wegscheider, W., & Holleitner, A. W. (2012). Time-resolved ultrafast photocurrents and terahertz generation in freely suspended graphene. Nature Communications, 3(1).

Authors 6
  1. Leonhard Prechtel (first)
  2. Li Song (additional)
  3. Dieter Schuh (additional)
  4. Pulickel Ajayan (additional)
  5. Werner Wegscheider (additional)
  6. Alexander W. Holleitner (additional)
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@article{Prechtel_2012, title={Time-resolved ultrafast photocurrents and terahertz generation in freely suspended graphene}, volume={3}, ISSN={2041-1723}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1656}, DOI={10.1038/ncomms1656}, number={1}, journal={Nature Communications}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Prechtel, Leonhard and Song, Li and Schuh, Dieter and Ajayan, Pulickel and Wegscheider, Werner and Holleitner, Alexander W.}, year={2012}, month=jan }