• DocumentCode
    2268075
  • Title

    Coherently controlled ballistic currents in single-walled carbon nanotubes and graphite

  • Author

    Newson, Ryan W. ; Menard, J.-M. ; SameS, Christian ; Betz, Markus ; Van Driel, Henry M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Phase-related 1.4 and 0.7 mum, 150 fs pulses induce directional charge motion in unaligned and aligned carbon nanotubes and graphite at 300 K. The THz radiation emission reveals peak currents of ~300 pA per nanotube.
  • Keywords
    ballistic transport; carbon nanotubes; graphite; high-speed optical techniques; submillimetre waves; C; Phase-related pulses; THz radiation emission; directional charge motion; graphite; single-walled carbon nanotubes; temperature 300 K; Absorption; Carbon nanotubes; Current measurement; Electron optics; Interference; Optical control; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Photonic band gap; Stimulated emission; (160.4236) Nanomaterials; (190.4720) Optical nonlinearities of condensed matter;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572896