The relation between morphology and energy level alignment in carbon nanotubes (CNT) is a crucial information for the optimization of applications in nanoelectronics, optics, mechanics and (bio)chemistry. Here we present a study of the relation between the electronic properties and the morphology of single wall CNT (SWCNT), aligned multi wall CNT (MWCNT) and unaligned MWCNT. The CNT were synthesized via catalytic chemical vapor deposition in ultra-high vacuum conditions. Combined ultraviolet photoemission and inverse photoemission (IPES) spectra reveal a high sensitivity to the nanotube morphology. In the case of unaligned SWCNT the distinctive unoccupied Van Hove singularities (vHs) features are observed in the high resolution IPES spectra. Those features are assigned to semiconducting and metallic SWCNT states, according to calculated vHs DOS. The two MWCNT samples are similar in the diameter of the tube (about 15 nm) and present similar filled and empty electronic states, although the measured features in the aligned MWCNT are more defined. Noteworthy, interlayer states are also revealed. Their intensities are directly related to the MWCNT alignment. Focussing and geometrical effects associated to the MWCNT alignment are discussed to account the spectral differences.
Electronic properties of carbon nanotubes as detected by photoemission and inverse photoemission
Cristian Soncini
Primo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
;Federica Bondino;Elena Magnano;Cinzia Cepek;Maddalena PedioUltimo
Writing – Review & Editing
2021
Abstract
The relation between morphology and energy level alignment in carbon nanotubes (CNT) is a crucial information for the optimization of applications in nanoelectronics, optics, mechanics and (bio)chemistry. Here we present a study of the relation between the electronic properties and the morphology of single wall CNT (SWCNT), aligned multi wall CNT (MWCNT) and unaligned MWCNT. The CNT were synthesized via catalytic chemical vapor deposition in ultra-high vacuum conditions. Combined ultraviolet photoemission and inverse photoemission (IPES) spectra reveal a high sensitivity to the nanotube morphology. In the case of unaligned SWCNT the distinctive unoccupied Van Hove singularities (vHs) features are observed in the high resolution IPES spectra. Those features are assigned to semiconducting and metallic SWCNT states, according to calculated vHs DOS. The two MWCNT samples are similar in the diameter of the tube (about 15 nm) and present similar filled and empty electronic states, although the measured features in the aligned MWCNT are more defined. Noteworthy, interlayer states are also revealed. Their intensities are directly related to the MWCNT alignment. Focussing and geometrical effects associated to the MWCNT alignment are discussed to account the spectral differences.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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