Non-equilibrium Tunneling Spectroscopy in Carbon Nanotubes

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2008-10-07

arxiv.org/abs/0810.1308v2

Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 036804 (2009)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.036804

We report measurements of the non-equilibrium electron energy distribution in carbon nanotubes. Using tunneling spectroscopy via a superconducting probe, we study the shape of the local electron distribution functions, and hence energy relaxation rates, in nanotubes that have bias voltages applied between their ends. At low temperatures, electrons interact weakly in nanotubes of a few microns channel length, independent of end-to-end conductance values. Surprisingly, the energy relaxation rate can increase substantially when the temperature is raised to only 1.5 K.

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