Large modulations in the intensity of Raman-scattered light from pristine carbon nanotubes.
Large modulations of up to 2 orders of magnitude are observed in the Raman intensity of pristine, suspended, quasimetallic, single-walled carbon nanotubes in response to applied gate potentials. No change in the resonance condition is observed, and all Raman bands exhibit the same changes in intensity, regardless of phonon energy or laser excitation energy. The effect is not observed in semiconducting nanotubes. The electronic energy gaps correlate with the drop in the Raman intensity, and the recently observed Mott insulating behavior is suggested as a possible explanation for this effect.
Bushmaker
Adam W
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Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA.
Deshpande
Vikram V
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Hsieh
Scott
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Bockrath
Marc W
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Cronin
Stephen B
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