Title :
Optical Studies of Individual Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes under Axial Strain
Author :
Wu, Yang ; Huang, Mingyuan ; Voisin, Christophe ; Yan, Hugen ; Chandr, Bhupesh ; Hone, James ; Heinz, Tony F.
Author_Institution :
Columbia Univ., New York
Abstract :
The effect of axial strain on individual single-walled carbon nanotubes has been investigated experimentally. Changes in the optical transition energies reflect both the nature of the transition being probed and crystallographic structure of the nanotube.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; crystal structure; piezo-optical effects; C; axial strain; crystallographic structure; individual single-walled carbon nanotubes; optical transition energies; Capacitive sensors; Carbon nanotubes; Nanostructures; Optical scattering; Raman scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Spectroscopy; Strain control; Strain measurement; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453351
