Carbon nanotubes show the ability to amplify light, could lead to new photonic applications
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 09:30
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- "Carbon nanotubes have a lot of really nice properties that make them good for photonics," Laurent Vivien tells PhysOrg.com. Ever since the discovery that carbon nanotubes have photoluminescence when encapsulated in micelle surfactant, Vivien points out, there has been interest in pursuing them for use in nanophotonics, and in microelectronics.