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Title: Commentary: Carbon Nanotubes, CdSe Nanocrystals, and Electron-Electron Interaction

Journal Article · · Nano Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/nl904263b· OSTI ID:1384146

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Nano Letters, this short commentary discusses a scientific issue of current interest, increased electron-electron interactions in nanostructures. The two major factors of reduced dimensionality and low screening are analyzed. Carbon nanotubes and graphene are molecular in many of their properties and show strong electron-electron interactions. In specific circumstances, excited-state decay by exciton generation rather than phonon generation can be efficient in carbon nanotubes.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Re-Defining Photovoltaic Efficiency Through Molecule Scale Control (RPEMSC)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0001085
OSTI ID:
1384146
Journal Information:
Nano Letters, Vol. 10, Issue 2; Related Information: RPEMSC partners with Columbia University (lead); Brookhaven National Laboratory; Purdue University; ISSN 1530-6984
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English