Measurement of optical second-harmonic generation from an individual single-walled carbon nanotube

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© 2013 IOP Publishing and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. This is the accepted version of the following article: Huttunen, M. J. & Herranen, O. & Johansson, A. & Jiang, H. & Mudimela, P. R. & Myllyperkiö, P. & Bautista, G. & Nasibulin, Albert G. & Kauppinen, Esko I. & Ahlskog, M. & Kauranen, M. & Pettersson, M. 2013. Measurement of optical second-harmonic generation from an individual single-walled carbon nanotube. New Journal of Physics. Volume 15, Issue 8. 083043/1-14. ISSN 1367-2630 (printed). DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/15/8/083043, which has been published in final form at iopscience.iop.org/1367-2630/15/8/083043. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

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School of Science | A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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2013

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en

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083043/1-14

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New Journal of Physics, Volume 15, Issue 8

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We show that optical second-harmonic generation (SHG) can be observed from individual single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and, furthermore, allows imaging of individual tubes. Detailed analysis of our results suggests that the structural non-centrosymmetry, as required for SHG, arises from the non-zero chiral angle of the SWCNT. SHG thus has potential as a fast, non-destructive and simple method for imaging of individual nanomolecules and for probing their chiral properties.

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second-harmonic generation, carbon nanotubes

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Huttunen, M. J. & Herranen, O. & Johansson, A. & Jiang, H. & Mudimela, P. R. & Myllyperkiö, P. & Bautista, G. & Nasibulin, Albert G. & Kauppinen, Esko I. & Ahlskog, M. & Kauranen, M. & Pettersson, M. 2013. Measurement of optical second-harmonic generation from an individual single-walled carbon nanotube. New Journal of Physics. Volume 15, Issue 8. 083043/1-14. ISSN 1367-2630 (printed). DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/15/8/083043