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Effect of exciton-phonon coupling in the calculated optical absorption of carbon nanotubes.
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PMID:  15698227     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
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We find that the optical properties of carbon nanotubes reflect remarkably strong effects of exciton-phonon coupling. Tight-binding calculations show that a significant fraction of the spectral weight of the absorption peak is transferred to a distinct exciton+phonon sideband, which is peaked at around 200 meV above the main absorption peak. This sideband provides a distinctive signature of the excitonic character of the optical transition. The exciton-phonon coupling is reflected in a dynamical structural distortion, which contributes a binding energy of up to 100 meV. The distortion is surprisingly long ranged, and is strongly dependent on chirality.
Authors:
Vasili Perebeinos; J Tersoff; Phaedon Avouris
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2005-01-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physical review letters     Volume:  94     ISSN:  0031-9007     ISO Abbreviation:  Phys. Rev. Lett.     Publication Date:  2005 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-02-08     Completed Date:  2005-04-26     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401141     Medline TA:  Phys Rev Lett     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  027402     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
IBM Research Division, T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598, USA.
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