Structure-dependent fluorescence efficiencies of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes

Nano Lett. 2007 Oct;7(10):3080-5. doi: 10.1021/nl071561s. Epub 2007 Sep 19.

Abstract

Single-nanotube photometry was used to measure the product of absorption cross section and fluorescence quantum yield for 12 (n,m) structural species of semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes in aqueous SDBS suspension. These products ranged from 1.7 to 4.5 x 10(-19) cm(2)/C atom, generally increasing with optical band gap as described by the energy gap law. The findings suggest fluorescent quantum yields of approximately 8% for the brightest, (10,2) species and introduce the empirical calibration factors needed to deduce quantitative (n,m) distributions from bulk fluorimetric intensities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Materials Testing
  • Models, Chemical*
  • Models, Molecular*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Nanotechnology / methods*
  • Nanotubes, Carbon / chemistry*
  • Nanotubes, Carbon / ultrastructure*
  • Particle Size
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence / methods*
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Nanotubes, Carbon