Reflectance spectra of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes

Hualing Zeng, Liying Jiao, Xiaojun Xian, Xingcai Qin, Zhongfan Liu, Xiaodong Cui

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Abstract

We report backscattering spectroscopic measurements on individual single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). The reflectance spectra show geometry-dependent resonant peaks corresponding to optical transitions between Van Hove singularities in the SWNTs' joint density of states. All nanotubes display certain colours as their reflectance spectra demonstrate strong energy dependence. This approach was proved to be an effective tool for probing the geometric structures and optical properties of individual SWNTs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number045708
JournalNanotechnology
Volume19
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 30 2008
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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