Artificially reducing the effective dimensionality of carbon nanotubes from one to zero dimensions increases the luminescence quantum yield of excitons confined in zero-dimensional-like states to ∼18%, which is over one order of magnitude larger than that of intrinsic one-dimensional excitons (∼1%). This finding will help realize future nanoscale photonic devices.
- Yuhei Miyauchi
- Munechiyo Iwamura
- Kazunari Matsuda
