Polarons in Suspended Carbon Nanotubes

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作者
Snyman, I. [1 ,2 ]
Nazarov, Yu. V. [3 ]
机构
[1] Natl Inst Theoret Phys, ZA-7602 Matieland, South Africa
[2] Univ Stellenbosch, Dept Phys, ZA-7602 Matieland, South Africa
[3] Delft Univ Technol, Kavli Inst Nanosci, NL-2628 CJ Delft, Netherlands
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
ELECTRONIC STATES;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.076805
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We prove theoretically the possibility of electric-field controlled polaron formation involving flexural ( bending) modes in suspended carbon nanotubes. Upon increasing the field, the ground state of the system with a single extra electron undergoes a first-order phase transition between an extended state and a localized polaron state. For a common experimental setup, the threshold electric field is only of the order of similar or equal to 5 x 10(-2) V/mu m.
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