Optical Response From Functionalized Atomically Thin Nanomaterials
Review article, 2017

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.

dark excitons

functionalized transition metal dichalcogenides

functionalized carbon nanotubes

functionalized graphene

carrier-molecule coupling

Author

Ermin Malic

Chalmers, Physics, Condensed Matter Theory

Gunnar Berghäuser

Chalmers, Physics, Condensed Matter Theory

Maja Feierabend

Chalmers, Physics, Condensed Matter Theory

A. Knorr

Technische Universität Berlin

Annalen der Physik

0003-3804 (ISSN) 1521-3889 (eISSN)

Vol. 529 10 1700097

Subject Categories

Condensed Matter Physics

DOI

10.1002/andp.201700097

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