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New Light on Molecule–Nanotube Hybrids
Author(s) -
Chen Yani,
Marty Laëtitia,
Bendiab Nedjma
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201902917
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , materials science , nanotechnology , nanotube , nanomaterials , optical properties of carbon nanotubes , photoluminescence , raman spectroscopy , photonics , surface modification , molecule , chirality (physics) , optoelectronics , chemical engineering , optics , chemistry , physics , engineering , chiral symmetry breaking , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , quark , nambu–jona lasinio model
Abstract Optoelectronics benefits from outstanding new nanomaterials that provide emission and detection in the visible and near‐infrared range, photoswitches, two level systems for single photon emission, etc. Among these, carbon nanotubes are envisioned as game changers despite difficult handling and control over chirality burdening their use. However, recent breakthroughs on hybrid carbon nanotubes have established nanotubes as pioneers for a new family of building blocks for optics and quantum optics. Functionalization of carbon nanotubes with molecules or polymers not only preserves the nanotube properties from the environment, but also promotes new performance abilities to the resulting hybrids. Photoluminescence and Raman signals are enhanced in the hybrids, which questions the nature of the electronic coupling between nanotube and molecules. Furthermore, coupling to optical cavities dramatically enhances single photon emission, which operates up to room temperature. This new light on nanotube hybrids shows their potential to push optoelectronics a step forward.