Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2009-10-16
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
11 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
We studied the asymmetry between valence and conduction bands in single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) through the direct observation of spin-singlet transverse dark excitons using polarized photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy. The intrinsic electron-hole (e-h) asymmetry lifts the degeneracy of the transverse exciton wavefunctions at two equivalent K and K' valleys in momentum space, which gives finite oscillator strength to transverse dark exciton states. Chirality-dependent spectral weight transfer to transverse dark states was clearly observed, indicating that the degree of the e-h asymmetry depends on the specific nanotube structure. Based on comparison between theoretical and experimental results, we evaluated the band asymmetry parameters in graphene and various carbon nanotube structures.
Ajiki Hiroshi
Maruyama Shigeo
Miyauchi Yuhei
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