Exciton resonances quench the photoluminescence of zigzag carbon nanotubes

We show that the photoluminescence intensity of single-walled carbon nanotubes is much stronger in tubes with large chiral angles--armchair tubes--because exciton resonances make the luminescence of zigzag tubes intrinsically weak. This exciton-exciton resonance depends on the electronic structure of the tubes and is found more often in nanotubes of the +1 family. Armchair tubes do not necessarily grow preferentially with present growth techniques; they just have stronger luminescence. Our analysis allows us to normalize photoluminescence intensities and find the abundance of nanotube chiralities in macroscopic samples.     

Photon antibunching in the photoluminescence spectra of a single carbon nanotube

We report the first observation of photon antibunching in the photoluminescence from single carbon nanotubes. The emergence of a fast luminescence decay component under strong optical excitation indicates that Auger processes are partially responsible for inhibiting two-photon generation. Additionally, the presence of exciton localization at low temperatures ensures that nanotubes emit photons predominantly one by one. The fact that multiphoton emission probability can be smaller than 5% suggests that carbon nanotubes could be used as a source of single photons for applications in quantum cryptography.     

多壁纳米碳管的频率上转换效应研究

实验上测量了多壁纳米碳管的吸收光谱和光致发光谱,观察到了多壁纳米碳管的光频率上转换效应,激发波长为1064 nm,发射光谱为带状光谱,峰值波长为780 nm.由吸收光谱上观察到了纳米碳管的态密度分布的范霍夫奇点,这些奇点对应的吸收峰位置为685nm,719nm和894nm.上转换过程是纳米碳管的电子经双光子吸收,再经无辐射跃迁布居在范霍夫奇点,最后经辐射跃迁而产生荧光.     

Enhancement of single-walled nanotubes luminescence intensity upon dithiothreitol doping

In the present work the influence of reducing agent dithiothreitol doping on photoluminescence spectra of nanotubes with adsorbed biopolymers (single-stranded DNA and polyC) in aqueous suspensions and films was studied. It is revealed that greater intensity enhancement at 10^?3 mol/L dithiothreitol concentration is observed for (7,5) and (6,5) nanotubes in suspension with single-stranded DNA (by more than 150% of initial intensity) comparing to polyC suspension (less than 60%) while for (6,4) and (9,1) nanotubes enhancement is less than 50% for both suspensions. Photoluminescence intensity increasing for nanotube film with DNA is less than 50% without noticeable dependence on nanotube chirality. It is assumed, that different influence of biopolymers on nanotube luminescence intensity enhancement is due to their different coverage of nanotube surface.     

Green luminescence from triphenylphosphine functionalized single-wall carbon nanotubes

In a simple wet chemical process, purified single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are treated with triphenylphosphine (Ph₃P) at room temperature. The functionalized material is characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. HRTEM micrograph clearly reveals that triphenylphosphine nanocrystals of nearly uniform size are attached to the surfaces of SWCNTs. The hybrid structure shows remarkable green luminescence with peak emission at around 500 nm, under UV excitation. The photoluminescence may be attributed to charge transfer from the electron-donating phosphorous atoms to the carbon nanotubes.     

Photoluminescence of calcite crystals of different origins

We have studied the photoluminescence of calcite crystals. In the blue region of the photoluminescence spectrum of calcite crystals obtained from Siberia (Russia) and from Saaremaa Island (Estonia), three strongly overlapping luminescence bands due to intrinsic defects are observed. Luminescence due to impurities in the crystals are hardly detectable. The experimentally measured time dependence of the luminescence intensity for the indicated luminescence bands is compared with the dependences obtained as a result of a calculation based on a proposed model for the luminescence center. Better agreement between experiment and calculation is achieved if the model of the luminescence center includes a metastable level with electron ejection energy of 4 meV; the characteristic time for the radiative transition is 1.3 nsec. Studying the time dependence of the luminescence at different wavelengths within the indicated bands allows us to conclude that the photoluminescence (three bands) is due to one type of luminescence center. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 73, No. 4, pp. 498–501, July–August, 2006.     

Role of bright and dark excitons in the temperature-dependent photoluminescence of carbon nanotubes

We report studies of the temperature dependence of the photoluminescence efficiency of single walled carbon nanotubes which demonstrate the role of bright and dark excitons. This is determined by the energy splitting of the excitons combined with 1-D excitonic properties. The splitting of the bright and dark singlet exciton states is found to be only a few meV and is very strongly diameter dependent for diameters in the range 0.8-1.2 nm. The luminescence intensities are also found to be strongly enhanced by magnetic fields at low temperatures due to mixing of the exciton states.     

Luminescence properties of spark-processed Si in air, O2, and N2 with low pressure

This paper reports the luminescence properties of spark-processed Si (sp-Si) prepared with different atmospheres such as air, O₂, and N₂ in low vacuum range (50-760 Torr). Three main luminescence bands are observed from spark-processed Si (sp-Si). In addition to the well-known two luminescence bands in the blue/violet peaking at 410 nm and green peaking at 500 nm, a novel UV luminescence band is detected for the sp-Si prepared in N₂. The temperature dependence of photoluminescence (PL) characteristics of the newly detected UV luminescence band is examined. Further studies of photoluminescence excitation (PLE) have been performed and origins of luminescence are discussed based on the experimental results.     

Photoluminescence of multiwalled carbon nanotubes excited at different wavelengths

In this paper the multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were synthesized by a chemical vapour deposition and the SEM graph shows that the sample has good construction. The micro-Raman spectrum shows the characteristic line of the MWNTs and an additional line produced by the defects on the outer surface of MWNTs. The photoluminescence (PL) spectra observed experimentally are variable under different excitation wavelengths and the strong excitation wavelength dependence of luminescence indicates a distribution of emitters which include electron $\pi$ in excited states and the Van Hove singularities. The absorption spectra confirm the transition channels which are consistent with the PL emission.     

Luminescent properties of LiCl-Cu single crystals

The absorption, photoluminescence, x-ray luminescence, and thermoluminescence spectra, and the photoluminescence excitation spectra of LiCl-Cu single crystals with different activator concentration were investigated at temperatures of 79–450°K. The absorption spectrum at room temperature has two bands with maxima at 237 and 259 nm. The absorption coefficient of the 237 nm band is proportional to the copper concentration in the crystal (C_Cu ≤ 7·10^?4 mole %). The photoluminescence and x-ray luminescence spectrum at room temperature consists of one emission band at 324 nm, which conforms with the Mollwo-Ivey rule in the homologous series RbCl → KCl → NaCl → LiCl. The copper ions create trapping levels for electrons and holes at different depths in the forbidden band of the LiCl crystal. The correlation between the thermoluminescence peaks and the recombination-luminescence excitation bands (infrared stimulation) is investigated.     

Eu3+离子掺杂钛酸盐纳米管的直接水热合成与发光性能

 采用纳米管制备和离子掺杂同步进行的直接水热合成方法，合成了纯钛酸盐纳米管（TNT）和Eu³⁺离子掺杂的纳米管（TNT-Eu）；并利用X射线衍射（XRD）、透射电子显微镜（TEM）、光致发光谱仪研究了纳米管的形貌特征、物相组成、热稳定性和发光性能。结果显示：这种方法简便易行、稳定性好、产率高。钛酸盐纳米管物相可近似表示为(H,Na)₂Ti₃O₇或(H,Na)₂(Ti,Eu)₃O₇。高温处理对钛酸盐纳米管的结构产生很大的影响，450 ℃下纳米管的层状结构被破坏，晶体结构转化为锐钛矿型的TiO₂。TNT-Eu样品的发光性能较强，出现的393.5 nm、593 nm、614 nm的谱带归属于⁵D₀-⁷F₁和⁵D₀-⁷F₂电子的跃迁。     

Relationship between the electric performance and the photoluminescence spectra of resonant tunnelling diodes

Resonant tunnelling diodes with different structures were grown. Their photoluminescence spectra were investigated. By contrast, the luminescence in the quantum well is separated from that of other epilayers. The result is obtained that the exciton of the luminescence in the quantum well is partly come from the cap layer in the experiment. So the photoluminescence spectrum is closely related to the electron transport in the resonant tunnelling diode structure. This offers a method by which the important performance of resonant tunnelling diode could be forecast by analysing the integrated photoluminescence intensities.     

用巯基乙酸作稳定剂制备CdSe纳米晶的光学性质

以巯基乙酸为稳定剂制备了CdSe纳米晶，通过尺寸选择沉淀得到2nm到3nm之间不同尺寸的纳米晶，利用室温光吸收，光致发光（PL）和光致发光激发（PLE）谱来研究了CdSe纳米团簇的光学性质。紫外－可见吸收谱给了具有清晰激光特征的尖锐吸收边，这表明样品的尺寸分布很窄。光致发光研究表明，样品有两个发射带，一个具有较高能量位于吸收边，来自电子－空穴对从最低激发态能级弛豫后的辐射复合，另一个低能发射带归属于基质与纳米晶界面存在的俘获中心。PLE谱中有2个吸收带，分别是S－S和P－P跃迁。最后还给出了不同激发能量下的发光特性。     

Selective interaction between nanotubes and perylene‐based surfactant

We recently reported a significant deviation in the photoluminescence intensities of HiPco nanotubes solubilized with a perylene‐based surfactant, C16 , compared to bile salt surfactants. For C16 , the photoluminescence emission of chiralities (9,5), (10,3), and (11,1) is enhanced by up to 430%. Resonant Raman spectroscopy is less sensitive to bundling state and also yields disparate chirality intensity ratios: The (11,0) zigzag tube signal increases by 100% compared to (8,6), (9,4), and (10,2) after suspension with C16 . We also report the change in photoluminescence intensity distribution after the swelling of bile salt suspended nanotubes with a series of small organic chromophores in DCM. These changes are attributed to chromophore‐induced surfactant reorganization, resulting in better nanotube individualization. The chirality for which the PL intensity is most enhanced is (11,1) for all chromophores, a chirality also increased by 300% in the C16 ‐solubilized sample. Conjointly, these measurements indicate that both preferential solubilization and enhanced debundling contribute to the PL intensity distribution in the C16 ‐solubilized nanotube sample. This has wide ranging implications for the design of chirally selective surfactants and the demonstration of their selectivity, which is typically only shown through luminescence measurements. (© 2013 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

掺铒nc-Si/SiO2薄膜中nc-Si和Er3+与非辐射复合缺陷间相互作用对薄膜发光特性的影响

对nc-Si/SiO2薄膜中纳米硅(nc-Si)、Er3+和非辐射复合缺陷三者间的关系作了研究.在514.5 nm光激发下，nc-Si/SiO2薄膜在750nm和1.54μm处存在较强的发光，前者与薄膜中的nc-Si有关，后者对应于Er3+从第一激发态4I13/2到基态4I15/2的辐射跃迁.随薄膜中Er3+含量的提高，1.54μm处的发光强度明显增强，750 nm处的发光强度却降低.H处理可以明显增强薄膜的发光强度，但是对不同退火温度样品，处理效果却有所不同.根据以上实验结果，可得如下结 关键词： Er3+ nc-Si H处理     

多孔硅的后处理及其发光特性

采用一种新颖而简便的方法,改善多孔硅的发光特性。该方法包括酸处理和阴极还原两步。实验证明通过对多孔硅进行酸处理,能有效提高多孔硅的发光强度;通过对多孔硅进行阴极还原处理,能明显改善多孔硅的发光稳定性,而且发光强度也得到了提高。综合酸处理和阴极还原两技术的特点,对所制备的多孔硅立即先进行酸处理,然后再对其进行阴极还原处理,结果表明该方法能较好地提高多孔硅的发光效率和发光稳定性。而且还对其发光机制进行了探讨。     

Luminescence of thulium-activated cubic boron nitride

Under high pressure and temperature conditions, we have obtained samples of thulium-activated cubic boron nitride in the form of micropowders, ceramics, and polycrystals activated by thulium in the presence of aluminum. We studied the cathodoluminescence (CL), photoluminescence (PL), and photoluminescence excitation spectra of the samples. In the luminescence spectra we observe structured bands with maxima at ∼370, ∼475, ∼660, and ∼ 800 nm, assigned to electronic transitions in the triply charged thulium ions. We have established that the most efficient method for excitation of “blue” luminescence at ∼475 nm for thulium ions in cBN is excitation by an electron beam. The cBN samples synthesized in the presence of Al have photoluminescence spectra with a more complex structure compared with samples not containing Al, with the band of dominant intensity at about 660 nm. Hypothetically, this is a consequence of incorporation of thulium ions into the crystalline phases cBN and AlN, which are equally likely to be formed during synthesis. The observed photoluminescence spectrum of the indicated samples is the superposition of the photoluminescence spectra of the Tm³⁺ ions located in the crystal fields of cBN and AlN of different symmetries. The presence in the photoluminescence excitation spectra (at 450, 490, and 660 nm) of structure, with features at wavelengths shorter than the excited photoluminescence, suggests a nonresonant mechanism for its excitation. We have established that luminescence of Tm³⁺ ions is less intense than for other rare earth elements incorporated into cubic boron nitride. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 75, No. 4, pp. 547–555, July–August, 2008.     

Controlled synthesis and relationship between luminescent properties and shape/crystal structure of Zn2SiO4:MN phosphor

Mn-doped Zn₂SiO₄ phosphors with different morphology and crystal structure, which show different luminescence and photoluminescence intensity, were synthesized via a low-temperature hydrothermal route without further calcining treatment. As-synthesized zinc silicate nanostructures show green or yellow luminescence depending on their different crystal structure obtained under different preparation conditions. The yellow peak occurring at 575 nm comes from the β-phase zinc silicate, while the green peak centering at 525 nm results from the usual α-phase zinc silicate. From photoluminescence spectra, it is found that Zn₂SiO₄ nanorods have higher photoluminescence intensity than Zn₂SiO₄ nanoparticles. It can be ascribed to reduced surface-damaged region and high crystallinity of nanorods.     

氢化后ZnO发光性质的变化

通过低温光致发光(PL)谱研究氢化对ZnO发光性质的影响。氢通过一个直流等离子体发生装置引入到ZnO晶体。研究发现氢的引入影响了束缚激子的相对发光强度,特别是I4峰(3.363eV)的强度增加和3.366eV峰出现。比较未氢化样品,氢化样品PL谱显示不同的温度依赖。     

Mid-gap luminescence and its excitation spectrum in trigonal selenium single crystals

Trigonal selenium shows in addition to the narrow “band-edge” luminescence due to the decay of free excitons a broad photoluminescence band in the i.r. region very similar to the luminescence in amorphous selenium. This mid-gap luminescence arises at low temperature from the excitation of a defect and at higher temperature from the trapping of free excitons, both processes involving considerable relaxation of the defect. The excitation spectra exclude photoluminescence via the excitation of free carriers.