Title :
Simultaneous determination of structure and optical transitions of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes
Author :
Sfeir, Matthew Y. ; Beetz, Tobias ; Wang, Feng ; Limin Huang ; Huang, X. M Henry ; Hone, J. ; Brien, Stephen P O ; Misewich, J.A. ; Zhu, Yimei ; Brus, Louis E. ; Heinz, Tony F.
Author_Institution :
Columbia Nanoscale Sci. & Eng. Center, Columbia Univ., New York, NY
Abstract :
By combining electron diffraction with Rayleigh scattering spectroscopy, we determine the physical structure and optical transition energies of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes. This permits study of the energy-level structure as a function of nanotube chirality.
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; carbon nanotubes; electron diffraction; C; Rayleigh scattering spectroscopy; electron diffraction; energy-level structure; optical transition energies; physical structure; single-walled carbon nanotubes; Carbon nanotubes; Electron optics; Nanostructures; Optical diffraction; Optical microscopy; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Raman scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Spectroscopy; (180.0180) Microscopy; (290.5870) Scattering, Rayleigh; (300.0300) Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629094
