• DocumentCode
    2260596
  • Title

    Ultrafast dynamics of individual air-suspended single-walled carbon nanotubes

  • Author

    Xiao, Y.-F. ; Wilson, M.W.B. ; Nhan, T.Q. ; Fraser, James M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, ON
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The photoluminescence lifetime of individual, air-suspended carbon nanotubes was measured to be 57 plusmn 7 ps using femtosecond excitation correlation spectroscopy. With an excitation spot size larger than the nanotube, photoluminescence approaches a definite saturation limit.
  • Keywords
    carbon nanotubes; high-speed optical techniques; photoluminescence; air suspended carbon nanotubes; femtosecond excitation correlation spectroscopy; photoluminescence; single-walled carbon nanotubes; ultrafast dynamics; Carbon nanotubes; Excitons; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laser excitation; Optical films; Optical saturation; Photoluminescence; Physics; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics; (160.4236) Nanomaterials; (320.7130) Ultrafast processes in condensed matter, including semiconductors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572525