Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 036804 (2009) [4 pages]Nonequilibrium Tunneling Spectroscopy in Carbon Nanotubes
See accompanying Physics Synopsis We report measurements of the nonequilibrium electron energy distribution in carbon nanotubes. Using tunneling spectroscopy via a superconducting probe, we study the shape of the local electron distribution functions, and hence energy relaxation rates, in nanotubes that have bias voltages applied between their ends. At low temperatures, electrons interact weakly in nanotubes of a few microns channel length, independent of end-to-end-conductance values. Surprisingly, the energy relaxation rate can increase substantially when the temperature is raised to only 1.5 K. © 2009 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.036804
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.036804
PACS:
73.63.Fg, 71.10.−w, 73.40.Gk
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