Optical Response From Functionalized Atomically Thin Nanomaterials |
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Authors: | Ermin Malic Gunnar Berghäuser Maja Feierabend Andreas Knorr |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, SE‐41296 Gothenburg, Sweden;2. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Technische Universit?t Berlin, DE‐10623 Berlin, Germany |
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Abstract: | Chemical functionalization of atomically thin nanostructures presents a promising strategy to create new hybrid nanomaterials with remarkable and externally controllable properties. Here, we review our research in the field of theoretical modeling of carbon nanotubes, graphene, and transition metal dichalcogenides located in molecular dipole fields. In particular, we provide a microscopic view on the change of the optical response of these technologically promising nanomaterials due to the presence of photo‐active spiropyran molecules. The feature article presents a review of recent theoretical work providing microscopic view on the optical response of chemically functionalized carbon nanotubes, graphene, and monolayered transition metal dichalcogenides. In particular, we propose a novel sensor mechanism based on the molecule‐induced activation of dark excitons. This results in a pronounced additional peak presenting an unambiguous optical fingerprint for the attached molecules. |
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Keywords: | functionalized carbon nanotubes functionalized graphene functionalized transition metal dichalcogenides carrier‐molecule coupling dark excitons |
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