The Optical Resonances in Carbon Nanotubes Arise from Excitons Journal Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Optical transitions in carbon nanotubes are of central importance for nanotube characterization. They also provide insight into the nature of excited states in these one-dimensional systems. Recent work suggests that light absorption produces strongly correlated electron-hole states in the form of excitons. However, it has been difficult to rule out a simpler model in which resonances arise from the van Hove singularities associated with the one-dimensional bond structure of the nanotubes. Here, two-photon excitation spectroscopy bolsters the exciton picture. We found binding energies of ∼400 millielectron volts for semiconducting single-walled nanotubes with 0.8-nanometer diameters. The results demonstrate the dominant role of many-body interactions in the excited-state properties of one-dimensional systems.

publication date

  • May 6, 2005

has restriction

  • closed

Date in CU Experts

  • February 2, 2014 10:18 AM

Full Author List

  • Wang F; Dukovic G; Brus LE; Heinz TF

author count

  • 4

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International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0036-8075

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1095-9203

Additional Document Info

start page

  • 838

end page

  • 841

volume

  • 308

issue

  • 5723