Abstract
Using a macroscopic ensemble of highly enriched (6,5) single-wall carbon nanotubes, combined with high signal-to-noise ratio and time-dependent differential transmission spectroscopy, we have generated vibrational modes in an ultrawide spectral range (10-3000 cm-1). A total of 14 modes were clearly resolved and identified, including fundamental modes of A, E 1, and E2 symmetries and their combinational modes involving two and three phonons. Through comparison with continuous wave Raman spectra as well as calculations based on an extended tight-binding model, we were able to identify all the observed peaks and determine the frequencies of the individual and combined modes. We provide a full summary of phonon frequencies for (6,5) nanotubes that can serve as a basic reference with which to refine our understanding of nanotube phonon spectra as well as a testbed for new theoretical models.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1426-1432 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Nano Letters |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 Mar 12 |
Keywords
- Single-wall carbon nanotubes
- coherent phonons
- resonance Raman spectroscopy
- single chirality
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Chemistry(all)
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanical Engineering