Ultrafast charge photogeneration in semiconducting carbon nanotubes

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 10849-10855

  Soavi, G ^a   Scotognella, F ^a   Brida, D ^b   Hefner, T ^c   Spath F ^c   Antognazza, M R ^d   Hertel, T ^c   Lanzani, G ^a,d   Cerullo, G ^a,e  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^e IFN CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE PHOTOGENERATION; EXCITON ABSORPTIONS; LOCAL ELECTRIC FIELD; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; PHOTOINDUCED ABSORPTION; SEMICONDUCTING CARBON NANOTUBES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (SWNTS); TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTRA;

CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; EXCITONS; PHOTOEXCITATION; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84878120671     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp404009z     Document Type: Article

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