What happens to the transmission function for phonons, at energy ħw, when SWCNTs contain defects?
What happens to the transmission function for phonons, at energy ħw, when SWCNTs contain defects? Correct Answer Deviates from stepwise structure
The structure of SWCNTs often contains defects, for example: single-atom vacancies, isotope impurities etc. These deviate the ζph(w) from stepwise structure due to the phonon scattering with defects. This mainly occurs at higher energies while it remains unchanged in the lower – energy regions.