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Resonance Raman Spectroscopy of Extreme Nanowires and Other 1D Systems
Published on: April 28, 2016
Charge transport in carbon nanotubes: quantum effects of electron-phonon coupling
Stephan Roche1, Jie Jiang, Luis E F Foa Torres
1CEA/DSM/DRFMC/SPSMS/GT, 17 avenue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble, France.
Abstract:
This review deals with the role of electron-phonon (e-ph) coupling in quantum transport of carbon nanotubes. First, the case of low-energy phonons and weak localization phenomena is addressed, followed by a summary of inelastic scattering lengths within the Fermi golden rule. A second part outlines the contribution of high-energy optic phonon modes, and discusses the applicability limits of semi-classical transport theory. The computational methodologies used to deepen the phonon-induced dephasing or inelastic transmission range from the time-dependent Schrödinger equation and Kubo framework to a novel many-body treatment of e-ph interaction.
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