Publication
Title
Luminescence properties of individual empty and water-filled single-walled carbon nanotubes
Author
Abstract
The influence of water filling on the photoluminescence (PL) properties of SWCNTs is studied by ensemble and single-molecule PL spectroscopy. Red-shifted PL and PL excitation spectra are observed upon water filling for 16 chiralities and can be used to unambiguously distinguish empty SWCNTs from filled ones. The effect of water filling on the optical transitions is well-reproduced by a continuum dielectric constant model previously developed to describe the influence of the nanotube outer environment. Empty nanotubes display narrower luminescence lines and lower inhomogeneous broadening, signatures of reduced extrinsic perturbations. The radial breathing mode phonon sideband is clearly observed in the PL spectrum of small diameter empty tubes, and a strong exciton-phonon coupling is measured for this vibration. Biexponential PL decays are observed for empty and water-filled tubes, and only the short-living component is influenced by the water filling. This may be attributed to a shortening of the radiative lifetime of the bright state by the inner dielectric environment.
Language
English
Source (journal)
ACS nano. - -
Publication
2012
ISSN
1936-0851
DOI
10.1021/NN300035Y
Volume/pages
6 :3 (2012) , p. 2649-2655
ISI
000301945900082
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
Faculty/Department
Research group
Project info
Selective linear and nonlinear optical spectroscopy of carbon nanotubes and their interactions with organic molecules.
Separation and high-resolution spectroscopic characterisation of carbon nanotubes and nanocomposites.
Separation, sorting and enhanced optical properties of intact carbon nanotubes and their composites.
Publication type
Subject
Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
Record
Identifier c:irua:97802
Creation 14.05.2012
Last edited 30.08.2024
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