Electronic structures of capped carbon nanotubes under electric fields

2002 ◽  
Vol 65 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Changwook Kim ◽  
Bongsoo Kim ◽  
Seung Mi Lee ◽  
Chulsu Jo ◽  
Young Hee Lee
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Electronic Structures

Electron-Phonon Interaction and Joule Heating in Nanostructures

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Pop
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Joule Heating ◽  
Optical Phonon ◽  
Phonon Transport ◽  
Phonon Energy ◽  
Strained Silicon ◽  
Vibrational Modes ◽  
Optical Phonons ◽  
Ambient Gas

The electron-phonon energy dissipation bottleneck is examined in silicon and carbon nanoscale devices. Monte Carlo simulations of Joule heating are used to investigate the spectrum of phonon emission in bulk and strained silicon. The generated phonon distributions are highly non-uniform in energy and momentum, although they can be approximately grouped into one third acoustic (AC) and two thirds optical phonons (OP) at high electric fields. The phonon dissipation is markedly different in strained silicon at low electric fields, where certain relaxation mechanisms are blocked by scattering selection rules. In very short (∼10 nm) silicon devices, electron and phonon transport is quasi-ballistic, and the heat generation domain is much displaced from the active device region, into the contact electrodes. The electron-phonon bottleneck is more severe in carbon nanotubes, where the optical phonon energy is three times higher than in silicon, and the electron-OP interaction is entirely dominant at high fields. Thus, persistent hot optical phonons are easily generated under Joule heating in single-walled carbon nanotubes suspended between two electrodes, in vacuum. This leads to negative differential conductance at high bias, light emission, and eventual breakdown. Conversely, optical and electrical measurements on such nanotubes can be used to gauge their thermal properties. The hot optical phonon effects appear less pronounced in suspended nanotubes immersed in an ambient gas, suggesting that phonons find relaxation pathways with the vibrational modes of the ambient gas molecules. Finally, hot optical phonons are least pronounced for carbon nanotube devices lying on dielectrics, where the OP modes can couple into the vibrational modes of the substrate. Such measurements and modeling suggest very interesting, non-equilibrium coupling between electrons and phonons in solid-state devices at nanometer length and picoseconds time scales.

scholarly journals Synthetic electric fields and phonon damping in carbon nanotubes and graphene

2009 ◽  
Vol 80 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix von Oppen ◽  
Francisco Guinea ◽  
Eros Mariani
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electric Fields

scholarly journals Optical properties of carbon nanotubes under external electric fields

2006 ◽  
Vol 36 (2a) ◽  
pp. 440-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Pacheco ◽  
Z. Barticevic ◽  
A. Latgé ◽  
C. G. Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
External Electric Fields

scholarly journals Advantages of the Surface Structuration of KBr Materials for Spectrometry and Sensors

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 3013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Kamanina ◽  
Svetlana Likhomanova ◽  
Pavel Kuzhakov
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Refractive Index ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Matrix Material ◽  
Small Diameter ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Potassium Bromide ◽  
Material Surface ◽  
Vertical Position ◽  
Output Window

A potassium bromide (KBr) material, which has been widely used as the key element in Fourier spectrometers and as the output window of the IR-lasers, was studied via applying carbon nanotubes in order to modify the potassium bromide surface. The laser-oriented deposition method was used to place the carbon nanotubes at the matrix material surface in the vertical position at different electric fields varying from 100 to 600 V × cm−1. The main idea of the improvement of the spectral properties of the potassium bromide structure is connected with the fact that the refractive index of the carbon nanotubes is substantially less than the refractive index of the studied material, and the small diameter of the carbon nanotubes allows one to embed these nano-objects in the voids of the lattice of the model matrix systems. Moreover, the mechanical characteristics and wetting features of potassium bromide structures have been investigated under the condition mentioned above. Analytical and quantum-chemical simulations have supported the experimental results.

scholarly journals Large-area printing of ferroelectric surface and super-domains for efficient solar water splitting

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Tian ◽  
Yaqing Wei ◽  
Minghui Pei ◽  
Rongrong Cao ◽  
Zhenao Gu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Electronic Structures ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Solar Water Splitting ◽  
High Efficient ◽  
Catalytic Sites ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Magnitude Increase

Abstract Surface electronic structures of the photoelectrodes determine the activity and efficiency of the photoelectrochemical water splitting, but the controls of their surface structures and interfacial chemical reactions remain challenging. Here, we use ferroelectric BiFeO3 as a model system to demonstrate an efficient and controllable water splitting reaction by large-area constructing the hydroxyls-bonded surface. The up-shift of band edge positions at this surface enables and enhances the interfacial holes and electrons transfer through the hydroxyl-active-sites, leading to simultaneously enhanced oxygen and hydrogen evolutions. Furthermore, printing of ferroelectric super-domains with microscale checkboard up/down electric fields separates the distribution of reduction/oxidation catalytic sites, enhancing the charge separation and giving rise to an order of magnitude increase of the photocurrent. This large-area printable ferroelectric surface and super-domains offer an alternative platform for controllable and high-efficient photocatalysis.

TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE OF INDIVIDUAL CARBON NANOTUBES AND CARBON NANOTUBES NETWORK

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (21) ◽  
pp. 1250136 ◽  
Author(s):  
SAJJAD DEHGHANI ◽  
MOHAMMAD KAZEM MORAVVEJ-FARSHI ◽  
MOHAMMAD HOSSEIN SHEIKHI
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Electrical Resistance ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Electrode Spacing ◽  
Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Tube Metal

We present a model to understand the effect of temperature on the electrical resistance of individual semiconducting single wall carbon nanotubes (s-SWCNTs) of various diameters under various electric fields. The temperature dependence of the resistance of s-SWCNTs and metallic SWCNTs (m-SWCNTs) are compared. These results help us to understand the temperature dependence of the resistance of SWCNTs network. We experimentally examine the temperature dependence of the resistance of random networks of SWCNTs, prepared by dispersing CNTs in ethanol and drop-casting the solution on prefabricated metallic electrodes. Examining various samples with different electrode materials and spacings, we find that the dominant resistance in determination of the temperature dependence of resistance of the network is the resistance of individual tubes, rather than the tube–tube resistance or tube–metal contact resistance. It is also found that the tube–tube resistance depends on the electrode spacing and it is more important for larger electrode spacings. By applying high electric field to burn the all-metallic paths of the SWCNTs network, the temperature dependence of the resistance of s-SWCNTs is also examined. We also investigate the effect of acid treatment of CNTs on the temperature dependence of the resistance of SWCNTs and also multi-wall CNTs (MWCNTs) networks.

Alignment of carbon nanotubes under the influences of nematic liquid crystals and electric fields — an analytical study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Setia Budi Sumandra ◽  
Bhisma Mahendra ◽  
Fahrudin Nugroho ◽  
Yusril Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Free Energy ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Free Energy Density ◽  
Diameter Ratio ◽  
Order Parameters ◽  
Anchoring Strength ◽  
Length To Diameter Ratio

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have benefits in various fields, they are disadvantageous due to their tendency to form aggregates and poorly controlled alignment of the CNT molecules (characterized by order parameters). These deficiencies can be overcome by dispersing the CNTs in nematic liquid crystal (LC) and placing the mixture under the influence of an electric field. In this study, Doi and Landau–de Gennes free energy density equations are used to analytically confirm that an electric field increases the order parameters of CNTs and LCs in a dispersion mixture. The anchoring strength of the nematic LC is also found to affect the order parameters of the CNTs and LC. Further, increasing the length-to-diameter ratio of the CNTs increases their alignment without affecting the LC alignment. These findings indicate that CNT molecular alignment can be controlled by adjusting the CNT length-to-diameter ratio, anchoring the LCs, and adjusting the electric field strength.

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