Title :
Low-temperature, photoluminescence-excitation spectroscopy of individual carbon nanotubes
Author :
Htoon, H. ; O´Connell, M.J. ; Doorn, S.K. ; Klimov, V.I.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Chem., Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
Abstract :
Our studies of photoluminescence excitation spectra of individual carbon nanotubes indicate strong electron-phonon coupling leading to a high intensity of phonon-assisted optical transitions and a large broadening of excited states induced by inelastic electron-phonon scattering.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; electron-phonon interactions; excited states; photoluminescence; C; carbon nanotubes; excited states; inelastic electron-phonon scattering; phonon-assisted optical transitions; photoluminescence-excitation spectroscopy; strong electron-phonon coupling; Carbon nanotubes; Charge coupled devices; Detectors; Laser excitation; Optical microscopy; Optical scattering; Photoluminescence; Sensor arrays; Spectroscopy; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548728
