Enhanced photocurrent in single-walled carbon nanotubes by exciton interactions

Abstract

We theoretically investigate the photocurrent generation efficiency of single-walled carbon nanotubes by considering the interplay between exciton many-body effects. We calculate the photocurrent by solving rate equations that incorporate the influences of the two competing processes, multiple exciton generation (MEG) and the Auger recombination (AR) processes. We find that MEG substantially enhances photocurrent generation in spite of the competing AR process. Our calculation shows that the generation efficiency is up to 150 higher than that without MEG. © 2013 American Institute of Physics.