| Author(s): |
Young Jong Lee; Sapun Parekh; Jeffrey A. Fagan; Marcus T. Cicerone; |
| Title: |
Phonon dephasing and population decay dynamics of the G-band of semiconducting single-wall carbon nanotubes |
| Published: |
October 19, 2010 |
| Abstract: |
The dephasing and population decay dynamics of optical phonons are studied for semiconducting single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) using broadband time-resolved coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (TR-CARS) and time-resolved incoherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (TR-IARS). By simply adjusting the spectral bandwidth of a continuum pulse, we are able to measure the total dephasing time, T2, and the population decay time, T1, of the G-band sequentially in the same sample. For two different SWCNT samples (bundles on glass and isolated dispersion in water), T2/2 is measured to be shorter than T1. Assuming that inhomogeneous broadening is small, the T2/2 and T1 measurements at the identical sample regions are used to determine the pure dephasing time, T2*/2. The determined pure dephasing time is faster in bundled SWCNTs than in isolated dispersion, suggesting stronger perturbation by neighboring tubes than by surfactants. |
| Citation: |
Nano Letters |
| Volume: |
82 |
| Issue: |
16 |
| Pages: |
pp. 165432-1 - 165432-7 |
| Keywords: |
Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering; phonon dynamics; dephasing time; population decay; single wall carbon nanotubes |
| Research Areas: |
Vibrational, Raman, Nanomaterials, Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy |
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