Controlled defects in semiconducting carbon nanotubes promote efficient generation and luminescence of trions

ACS Nano

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 4239-4247

  Brozena, Alexandra H ^a   Leeds, Jarrett D ^a   Zhang, Yin ^a   Fourkas, John T ^a,b,c   Wang, Yuhuang ^a,b  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon nanomaterials; chemical functionalization; defects; exciton; photophysics; spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EXCITONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); SPECTROSCOPY;

CARBON NANO-MATERIALS; CHEMICAL DOPING; CHEMICAL FUNCTIONALIZATION; EXCITATION INTENSITY; PHOTOPHYSICS; QUASIPARTICLES; SEMICONDUCTING CARBON NANOTUBES; TRION BINDING ENERGY;

DEFECTS;

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBE;

CHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRON; ELECTRONICS; LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTON; PROCEDURES; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CARBON; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRONICS; ELECTRONS; LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTONS; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTORS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 84901650196     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn500894p     Document Type: Article

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