Field-enhanced photocurrent spectroscopy of excitonic states in single-wall carbon nanotubes.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Excitonic and free-carrier transitions in single-wall carbon nanotubes are distinguished using field-enhanced photocurrent spectroscopy. Electric field dissociation allows for the detection of bound-exciton states that otherwise would not contribute to the photocurrent. Excitonic states associated with both the ground-state semiconductor and the ground-state metallic nanotube transitions are resolved. The observation of a metallic excitonic state corroborates recent predictions of a symmetry gap existing in metallic nanotubes.
Medical subject headings
- Nanotubes, Carbon