Title :
Raman scattering from individual, isolated metallic carbon nanotubes
Author :
Wu, Yang ; Maultzsch, Janina ; Knoesel, Ernst ; Chandra, Bhupesh ; Huang, Mingyuan ; Sfeir, Matthew Y. ; Brus, Louis E. ; Hone, James ; Heinz, Tony F.
Author_Institution :
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, Columbia University, New York, 10027, USA
Abstract :
We have obtained Raman spectra of the high-energy (G) modes from individual metallic carbon nanotubes. The Raman lines are broadened to widths up to 100 cm¿1, indicating strong phonon damping by electron-hole pairs.
Keywords :
Carbon nanotubes; Laser excitation; Optical microscopy; Optical scattering; Phonons; Raman scattering; Semiconductivity; Semiconductor nanotubes; Shape measurement; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431776
