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Many body effects in finite metallic carbon nanotubes

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2009-11-11 v1

Abstract

The non homogeneity of the charge distribution in a carbon nanotube leads to the formation of an excitonic resonance, in a similar way to the one observed in X-ray absorption in metals. As a result, a positive anomaly at low bias appears in the tunnelling density of states. This effect depends on the screening of the electron--electron interactions by metallic gates, and it modifies the coupling of the nanotube to normal and superconducting electrodes.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0501216,
  title  = {Many body effects in finite metallic carbon nanotubes},
  author = {F. Guinea},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0501216},
  year   = {2009}
}

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