The optical response of carbon nanotubes

被引:26
作者
Bommeli, F
Degiorgi, L
Wachter, P
Bacsa, WS
deHeer, WA
Forro, L
机构
[1] ECOLE POLYTECH FED LAUSANNE,INST PHYS EXPT,CH-1015 LAUSANNE,SWITZERLAND
[2] ECOLE POLYTECH FED LAUSANNE,INST GENIE ATOM,DEPT PHYS,CH-1015 LAUSANNE,SWITZERLAND
关键词
infrared spectroscopy; graphite and related compounds;
D O I
10.1016/S0379-6779(97)81137-X
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We have conducted reflectivity measurements on carbon nanotubes from the far-infrared up to the ultraviolet (from 20 cm(-1) up to 3x10(4) cm(-1)), in order to achieve the complete excitation spectrum. We have analysed our experimental findings in terms of the Maxwell-Garnett (MG) effective medium model, where small conducting particles are dispersed in a dielectric host-medium. We establish that carbon nanotubes have an intrinsic and anisotropic metallic behaviour.
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