Impurity mediated absorption continuum in single-walled carbon nanotubes

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Publication Type Journal Article
School or College College of Engineering
Department Materials Science & Engineering
Creator Liu, Feng
Other Author Zhang, C.; Chao, J. C.; Guo, X. G.
Title Impurity mediated absorption continuum in single-walled carbon nanotubes
Date 2007
Description The authors demonstrate that in single-walled carbon nanotubes, a weak impurity potential can lead to a strong above-gap absorption continuum. The total absorption is enhanced due to the intraband and indirect transitions, as well as plasmon excitations, which are forbidden in perfect nanotubes. Such impurity induced absorption is strongly dependent on the size and chirality of the tube.
Type Text
Publisher American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Journal Title Applied Physics Letters
Volume 90
Issue 2
First Page 23106
DOI 10.1063/1.2431444
citatation_issn 36951
Subject Carbon nanotubes; SWNT; Defects; Impurities; Above-gap; Absorption continuum
Subject LCSH Nanotubes -- Optical properties
Language eng
Bibliographic Citation Zhang, C., Chao, J. C., Guo, X. G., & Liu F. (2007). Impurity mediated absorption continuum in single-walled carbon nanotubes. Applied Physics Letters, 90(2), 023106.
Rights Management (c)American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Zhang, C., Chao, J. C., Guo, X. G., & Liu F., Applied Physics Letters, 90(2), 2007 and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2431444
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