Abstract
Novel excitonic properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes are studied by single-nanotube spectroscopy and time-resolved spectroscopy. Due to the enhanced Coulomb interaction, the optically generated electron-hole pair forms a strongly “bound exciton” state, analogous to the hydrogen-like state in the carbon nanotubes. The exciton properties and dynamics dominate their optical properties. The striking features of excitons in the carbon nanotube, multiple-exciton states, charged exciton (trion) formation, and exciton-multiplication are described in this chapter.
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Matsuda, K. (2013). Novel Excitonic Properties of Carbon Nanotube Studied by Advanced Optical Spectroscopy. In: Ohtsu, M. (eds) Progress in Nanophotonics 2. Nano-Optics and Nanophotonics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35719-0_2
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