Solvatochromism in single-walled carbon nanotubes

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Year: 2007
Type of Publication: Article
Authors:
  • Jong Hyun Choi, Michael S. Strano
Journal: Applied Physics Letters Volume: 90
Number: 22 Pages: 223114
Month: MAY 28 2007
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PT: J; TC: 55; UT: WOS:000246909900073
Abstract:
The optical transition energies (E-ii) of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) are influenced by the local environment created by solvents and adsorbed molecules. Analysis of SWCNT photoluminescence (PL) energies in various dielectric media is used to elucidate a semiempirical scaling relation for E-ii shifts and nanotube structural properties from a classical solvatochromic formalism. The SWCNT Kataura plot is corrected for a dielectric constant of unity and used in conjunction with the scaling to accurately describe PL energy shifts in a broad range of dielectric media. (C) 2007 American Institute of Physics.