Photoluminescence from intertube carrier migration in single-walled carbon nanotube bundles.

Torrens, O N; Milkie, D E; Zheng, M; Kikkawa, J M · Nano Lett · 2006

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Photoluminescence (PL) identifies spectroscopic signatures of intertube transfer of optically pumped carriers in single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) ensembles. Resonant photoexcitation of large band gap SWNTs produces strong PL from smaller band gap SWNTs. Magnetic alignment measurements associate the energy-transfer PL peaks with the formation of SWNT bundles, suggesting that efficient coupling results from physical contact.

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