Quantum Light Emission from Coupled Defect States in DNA-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes

Zheng, Yu; Kim, Younghee; Jones, Andrew C.; Olinger, Gabrielle; Bittner, Eric R.; Bachilo, Sergei M.; Doorn, Stephen K.; Weisman, R. Bruce; Piryatinski, Andrei; Htoon, Han

doi:10.1021/acsnano.1c02709

Quantum Light Emission from Coupled Defect States in DNA-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes

Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · ACS Nano

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c02709· OSTI ID:1865009

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)
Univ. of Houston, TX (United States)
Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States). Smalley-Curl Inst.
Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States). Smalley-Curl Inst.; Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Solid-state single-photon sources are essential building blocks for quantum photonics and quantum information technologies. This study demonstrates promising single-photon emission from quantum defects generated in single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) by covalent reaction with guanine nucleotides in their single-stranded DNA coatings. Low-temperature photoluminescence spectroscopy and photon-correlation measurements on individual guanine-functionalized SWCNTs (GF-SWCNTs) indicate that multiple, closely spaced guanine defect sites within a single ssDNA strand collectively form an exciton trapping potential that supports a localized quantum state capable of room-temperature single-photon emission. In addition, exciton traps from adjacent ssDNA strands are weakly coupled to give cross-correlations between their separate photon emissions. Theoretical modeling identifies coupling mechanism as a capture of band-edge excitons. Finally, because the spatial pattern of nanotube functionalization sites can be readily controlled by selecting ssDNA base sequences, GF-SWCNTs should become a versatile family of quantum light emitters with engineered properties.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC); Welch Foundation

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1865009

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-21-24662

Journal Information:: ACS Nano, Journal Name: ACS Nano Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 15; ISSN 1936-0851

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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