Core-hole induced misalignment between Van-Hove singularities and K-edge fine structure in carbon nanotubes

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Autori principali: Unzog, Martin, Tal, Alexey, Melo, Pedro, Senga, Ryosuke, Suenaga, Kazu, Pichler, Thomas, Kresse, Georg
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author Unzog, Martin
Tal, Alexey
Melo, Pedro
Senga, Ryosuke
Suenaga, Kazu
Pichler, Thomas
Kresse, Georg
author_facet Unzog, Martin
Tal, Alexey
Melo, Pedro
Senga, Ryosuke
Suenaga, Kazu
Pichler, Thomas
Kresse, Georg
contents We investigate the relationship between the K-edge fine structure of isolated single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and the Van Hove singularities (VHSs) in the conduction band density of states. To this end, we model X-ray absorption spectra of SWCNTs using the final-state approximation and the Bethe-Salpeter equation (BSE) method. Both methods can reproduce the experimental fine structure, where the BSE results improve on peak positions and amplitude rations compared to the final-state approximation. When the fine structure in the modeled spectra is related to the VHSs significant differences are found. We suggest that these differences arise due to modifications of the core exciton wavefunctions induced by the confinement along the circumference. Additionally, we analyze the character of core excitons in SWCNTs and find that the first bright excitons are Frenkel excitons while higher-lying excitons are charge resonance states. Finally, we suggest that the qualitative picture based on VHSs in the density of states holds when there is a large energy gap between successive VHSs.
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spellingShingle Core-hole induced misalignment between Van-Hove singularities and K-edge fine structure in carbon nanotubes
Unzog, Martin
Tal, Alexey
Melo, Pedro
Senga, Ryosuke
Suenaga, Kazu
Pichler, Thomas
Kresse, Georg
Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
We investigate the relationship between the K-edge fine structure of isolated single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and the Van Hove singularities (VHSs) in the conduction band density of states. To this end, we model X-ray absorption spectra of SWCNTs using the final-state approximation and the Bethe-Salpeter equation (BSE) method. Both methods can reproduce the experimental fine structure, where the BSE results improve on peak positions and amplitude rations compared to the final-state approximation. When the fine structure in the modeled spectra is related to the VHSs significant differences are found. We suggest that these differences arise due to modifications of the core exciton wavefunctions induced by the confinement along the circumference. Additionally, we analyze the character of core excitons in SWCNTs and find that the first bright excitons are Frenkel excitons while higher-lying excitons are charge resonance states. Finally, we suggest that the qualitative picture based on VHSs in the density of states holds when there is a large energy gap between successive VHSs.
title Core-hole induced misalignment between Van-Hove singularities and K-edge fine structure in carbon nanotubes
topic Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.17619