High-resolution near-field Raman microscopy of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Phys Rev Lett. 2003 Mar 7;90(9):095503. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.095503. Epub 2003 Mar 4.

Abstract

We present near-field Raman spectroscopy and imaging of single isolated single-walled carbon nanotubes with a spatial resolution of approximately 25 nm. The near-field origin of the image contrast is confirmed by the measured dependence of the Raman scattering signal on tip-sample distance and the unique polarization properties. The method is used to study local variations in the Raman spectrum along a single single-walled carbon nanotube.