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Resonance Raman Spectroscopy of Extreme Nanowires and Other 1D Systems
Published on: April 28, 2016
Ultrafast dynamics of delocalized and localized electrons in carbon nanotubes
L Perfetti1, T Kampfrath, F Schapper
1Fachbereich Physik, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
Abstract:
We report on the dynamics of the dielectric function of single-wall carbon nanotubes in the 10-30 THz frequency range after ultrafast laser excitation. The absence of a distinct free-carrier response is attributed to the photogeneration of strongly bound excitons in the tubes with large energy gaps. We find a feature of enhanced transmission caused by the blocking of optical transitions in small-gap tubes. The rapid decay of a featureless background with pronounced dichroism is associated with the increased absorption of spatially localized charge carriers before thermalization is completed.
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