ERA NanoSci - Interfacing Carbon Nanotubes with Nanoantennas for Simulataneous Multifunctional Spectroscopy and Electrical Nanocharacterization

• Applicant: Professorin Dr. Stephanie Reich
• Subject Area: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics ; Theoretical Chemistry: Electronic Structure, Dynamics, Simulation
• Term: from 2009 to 2014
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 119684798

Plasmonic nanostructures will be interfaced with carbon nanotubes in order to measure electrical transport while simultaneously monitoring structural and chemical changes through plasmon-enhanced Raman scattering. By using plasmonic structures interfaced to nanotubes, we will remove the limitations of resonant Raman spectroscopy and will be able to study fundamental aspects of e.g. current limitation in nanotubes without complications related to changes in resonance conditions, as well as providing fundamental information concerning the nanotube/nanoantenna interface. The team consists of four groups with complementary expertise in all key aspects of the project. The devices to be developed in the course of the collaboration will serve as a test bed for interfaces between single molecules and nanoantennas that are promising for fundamental studies in molecular electronics as well as for single-molecule detection.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• International Connection: Israel, United Kingdom
• Participating Persons: Professorin Dr. Eleanor E.B. Campbell; Professor Dr. Aaron Lewis; Professor Dr. Stefan Maier