Observation of charged excitons in hole-doped carbon nanotubes using photoluminescence and absorption spectroscopy.
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We report the first observation of trions (charged excitons), three-particle bound states consisting of one electron and two holes, in hole-doped carbon nanotubes at room temperature. When p-type dopants are added to carbon nanotube solutions, the photoluminescence and absorption peaks of the trions appear far below the E11 bright exciton peak, regardless of the dopant species. The unexpectedly large energy separation between the bright excitons and the trions is attributed to the strong electron-hole exchange interaction in carbon nanotubes.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 106 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011