Abstract

Single-walled carbon nanotubes have unique optical properties as a result of their one-dimensional structure. Reduced screening leads to large exciton binding energies which allow for room-temperature excitonic luminescence, while enhanced interactions give rise to a variety of exciton processes that may be utilized for modulating the emission properties. Furthermore, their luminescence is in the telecom-wavelengths and they can be directly synthesized on silicon substrates, providing new opportunities for nanoscale quantum photonics and optoelectronics.

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