13 nm Exciton Size in (6,5) Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

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• 作者：Christoph Mann ; Tobias Hertel
• 刊名：The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：June 16, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：7
• 期：12
• 页码：2276-2280
• 全文大小：387K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1948-7185

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Electron–hole correlation lengths, also termed exciton size, for (6,5) single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are determined using femtosecond time-resolved pump–probe spectroscopy. The phase space filling model is used to obtain the sizes of the first subband exciton in samples of isolated and of bundled SWNTs. The experiments indicate that the exciton size of (13 ± 3) nm is a factor of 6 higher than previous experimental estimates and theoretical predictions for vacuum suspended SWNTs. This surprising result may be attributed at least in part to the effect of the dielectric environment on exciton sizes and supports recent theoretical findings predicting that screening in SWNTs may enhance rather than reduce electron–hole interactions for separations larger than the tube diameter. Thereby, the work also points to the unique nature of screening and electronic correlations in one-dimensional semiconductors.