Thermodynamic control of quantum defects on single-walled carbon nanotubes†
Abstract
Single-walled carbon nanotubes with designed quantum defects are prepared and characterized. The photoluminescence (PL) of the nanotubes can be modified by thermal treatment from 1215–1224 to 1249–1268 nm. Theoretical calculations suggest that the change in the PL spectra by thermal treatment can be explained by isomerization from kinetic to thermodynamic products.