title: Evidence of Hybrid Excitons in Weakly Interacting Nanopeapods.
abstract: Nanopeapods, consisting of optically active π-conjugated molecules encapsulated inside of the cavity of carbon nanotubes, exhibit efficient photon emission in the visible spectral range. Combining optical experiments with ab initio theory, we show that the puzzling features observed in photoluminescence spectra are of excitonic nature. The subunits though being van der Waals bound are demonstrated to interact in the excited state, giving rise to the formation of hybrid excitons. We rationalize why this many-body effect makes such nanohybrids useful for optoelectronic devices.
authors.affiliation: Chair of Atomistic Modelling and Design of Materials, Montanuniversität Leoben , Franz-Josef-Straße 18, A-8700 Leoben, Austria.
authors.forename: Matus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milko
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puschnig
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blondeau
authors.forename: Enzo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Menna
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Maria Antonietta
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Loi
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Draxl