Articles/Patents/Reviews/Proceedings/Press release

Articles

1. “Optical microcavity with semiconducting single-wall carbon-nanotube", E. Gaufrès, N. Izard, X. Le Roux, S. Kazaoui,  D. Marris-Morini, E. Cassan and L. Vivien, Optics Express, 18, 5740 (2010).

2. “Enhancement of semiconducting single-wall carbon-nanotube photoluminescence", E. Gaufrès, N. Izard, L. Vivien, S. Kazaoui, D. Marris-Morini, E. Cassan, Optics Letters 34, 3845 (2009).

3.  “Photoluminescence sidebands of carbon nanotube below the bright excitonic levels", Y. Murakami, B. Lu, S. Kazaoui,  N. Minami, T. Okubo and S. Maruyama, Phys. Rev. B 79, 195407 (2009).

4.  “Semiconductor-enriched single wall carbon nanotube networks applied to field-effect transistors",  N. Izard, S. Kazaoui, K. Hata , T. Okazaki , T. Saito , S. Iijima , N. Minami , Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 243112 (2008). (pdf)

5. “Photosensitive function of encapsulated dye in carbon nanotubes”, K. Yanagi, K. Iakoubovskii, H. Matsui, H. Matsuzaki, H. Okamoto, Y. Miyata, Y. Maniwa, Y. Yutaka, S. Kazaoui, N. Minami, and H. Kataura, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 4992 (2007). (pdf)

6. “Oligomeric electrolyte as a multifunctional gelator” M. Yoshida, N. Kouimura, Y. Misawa, N. Tamaoki, H. Kawanami, S. Kazaoui, N. Minami, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 11039 (2007).  (pdf)

7. "Midgap luminescence centers in single-wall carbon nanotubes created by ultraviolet illumination" K. Iakoubovskii, N. Minami, Y. Kim, K. Miyashita,S. Kazaoui, and B. Nalini, J. Appl. Phys. 89, 173108 (2006). (pdf)

8.  "Dispersion and Separation of Small-Diameter Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes" Y. Maeda, M. Kanda, M. Hashimoto, T. Hasegawa, S. Kimura, Y. Lian, T. Wakahara, T. Akasaka, S. Kazaoui, N. Minami, T. Okazaki, Y.  Hayamizu, K. Hata, J. Lu, and S. Nagase,  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 12239 (2006). (pdf)

9. Light-harvesting function of b-carotene inside carbon nanotubes" K. Yanagi, K. Iakoubovskii, S. Kazaoui, N. Minami, Y. Maniwa,Y. Miyata, and H. Kataura, Phys. Rev. B. 74, 155420 (2006). (pdf)

10.  "Photoluminescence quenching in peapod-derived double wall carbon nanotubes" T. Okazaki, S. Bandow, G. Tamura, Y. Fujita, K. Iakoubovskii, S. Kazaoui, N. Minami, T. Saito, K. Suenaga and S.  Iijima, Phys. Rev. B 74, 153404 (2006). (pdf)

11. "IR-extended photoluminescence mapping of single-wall and double-wall carbon nanotubes" K. Iakoubovskii, N. Minami, S. Kazaoui et al. , J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 17420 (2006). (pdf)

12.  "Cellulose derivatives as excellent dispersants for single-wall carbon nanotubes as demonstrated by absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopy"  N. Minami, Y. Kim, S. Kazaoui, B. Nalini, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 093123 (2006). (pdf)

13. "Near-infrared electroluminescent devices using single-wall carbon nanotubes thin films",  S. Kazaoui, N. Minami, B. Nalini, Y. Kim, N. Takada and Y. Hara, Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 211914 (2005). (pdf)

14. "Near-infrared photoconductive and photovoltaic devices using single-wall carbon nanotubes", S. Kazaoui, N. Minami, B. Nalini, Y. Kim, and Y. Hara, J. Appl. Phys. 98, 084314 (2005). (pdf)

15. "Ultrashort pulse-generation by saturable absorber mirrors based on polymer-embedded carbon nanotubes", T.R. Schibli, K. Minoshima, H. Kataura, E. Itoga, N. Minami, K. Miyashita, S. Kazaoui, M. Tokumoto, Y. Sakakibara, Optics Express, 13, 8025 (2005). (pdf)

16. "Highly polarized absorption and photoluminescence of stretch-aligned single-wall carbon nanotubes dispersed in gelatin films", Y. Kim, N. Minami and S. Kazaoui, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 073103 (2005).(pdf)

17. "Large-Scale Separation of Metallic and Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes"  Maeda, Y.; Kimura, S.; Kanda, M.; Hirashima, Y.; Hasegawa, T.; Wakahara, T.; Lian, Y.; Nakahodo, T.; Tsuchiya, T.; Akasaka, T.; Lu, J.; Zhang, X.; Gao, Y.; Yu, Y.; Nagase, Kazaoui, S.; Minami, N.; Shimizu, T.; Tokumoto, H.; Saito, R.;  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127(29), 10287 (2005). (pdf)

18. "Chromophore-functionalized SWNTs by covalent bonding: substantial change in the optical spectra proving strong electronic interaction", W. Zhu, N. Minami, S. Kazaoui,Y. Kim, J. Mater. Chem. 14, 1924 (2004). (pdf)

19. "Nondestructive and High-Recovery-Yield Purification of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Chemical Functionalization", Lian, Y.; Maeda, Y.; Wakahara, T.; Akasaka, T.; Kazaoui, S.; Minami, N.; Shimizu, T.; Choi, N.; Tokumoto, H.;  J. Phys. Chem. B. 108(26), 8848 (2004). (pdf)

20. "Fluorescent chromophore functionalized single-wall carbon nanotubes with minimal alteration to their characteristic one-dimensional electronic states", W. Zhu, N. Minami, S. Kazaoui,Y. Kim,  J. Mater. Chem. 13, 2196 (2003). (pdf)

21. "Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Single-wall Carbon Nanotubes: Layer-by-layer Deposition and In –plane Orientation of Tubes", Y. Kim, N. Minami, W. Zhu, S. Kazaoui, R. Azumi, M. Matsumoto, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 42, 7629 (2003) . (pdf)

22. "Electrochemical Tuning of Electronic States in Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes Studied by in situ Absorption Spectroscopy and AC Resistance", S. Kazaoui, N. Minami, N. Matsuda, H. Kataura, Y. Achiba,   Appl. Phys. Lett., 78, 3433 (2001). (pdf)

23. "Pressure Dependence of the Optical Absorption Spectra of Single-walled Carbon Nanotube Films", S. Kazaoui, N. Minami, H. Yamawaki, K. Aoki, H. Kataura, Y. Achiba, Phys. Rev. B62(3), 1643 (2000). (pdf)

24. "Amphoteric Doping of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Thin Films as Probed by Optical Absorption Spectroscopy ", S. Kazaoui, N. Minami, R. Jacquemin, H. Kataura, Y. Achiba, Phys. Rev. B60(19), 13339 (1999). (pdf)

25. "Temperature Dependence of Fullerene Electroabsorption Spectra --Model Calculation", P. Petelenz, M. Andrzejak, S. Kazaoui, N. Minami, Chem. Phys., 243, 149 (1999). (pdf)

26. "Comprehensive Analysis of Intermolecular Charge-transfer Excited States in C60 and C70 Films",  S. Kazaoui, N. Minami, Y. Tanabe, H. J. Byrne, A. Eilmes, P. Petelenz, Phys. Rev. B58, 7689 (1998). (pdf)

27. "Intermolecular Charge-transfer Excitation in C60 Films: Evidence from Luminescence and Photoconductivity",  S. Kazaoui, R. Ross, N. Minami, Phys. Rev. B52, R11665 (1995). (pdf)

28. "In Situ Photoconductivity Behavior of C60 Thin Films: Wavelength, Temperature, Oxygen Effect",  S. Kazaoui, R. Ross, N. Minami, Solid State Communications 90, 623 (1994).

Patents

nanotube-containg thin films, method for manufacturing the film, and photoelectric conversion materials, photoelectric transducer, electroluminescence material and electroluminescence devices equipped with the thin film

Ionic organic compound

Thin film containing carbon nanotube

Mono-layered carbon Nanotubes With Light-emitting Function

LB Film Consisting Of Carbon Nanotube and Its manufactoring method

LB Film Consisting of Carbon Nanotube

Reviews

1. N. Minami, S. Kazaoui
   カーボンナノチューブの高品質薄膜形成と光・電子機能、p179
   Book Title: カーボンナノチューブの機能・複合化の最新技術、(シーイムシー出版、2006年）

2. N. Minami, S. Kazaoui
   カーボンナノチューブのドーピングと光・電子物性変化, p119
   Book Title: 化学フロンティア(2) カーボンナノチューブ  --　ナノデバイスへの挑戦 (化学同人、2001年)

3.  S. Kazaoui, N. Minami
   Optical and Electrical Properties of C60, C70, Nanotubes, and Endohedral Fullerenes (Invited Review) in "Macromolecular Science and Engineering - New Aspects", Chap. 23
   Y. Tanabe, Ed., Springer, p. 363 (1999)

4. N. Minami, S. Kazaoui
   Photoconductivity in Fullerene Thin Films and Solids (Invited Review)
   in "Optical and Electronic Properties of Fullerenes and Fullerene-based Materials". V. Vardeny et al. Eds., Marcel-Dekker, (1999)

Proceedings

1.  S. Kazaoui, Y. Guo, W. Zhu, Y. Kim, N. Minami
   Optical absorption spectroscopy of single-wall carbon nanotubes doped with a TCNQ derivative
   Synth. Met., 135, 753 (2003). (pdf)

2. S. Kazaoui, S.K. Mandal, N. Minami
   Photo-induced tunneling current in single-wall carbon nanotubes investigated by scanning tunneling spectroscopy, (pdf) AIP Conf. Proc. No 633 ed. by H. Kuzmany et al. “Electronic Properties of Novel Materials-Molecular Nanostructures”, pp318 (2002).

3.  S. Kazaoui, N. Minami, H. Kataura, Y. Achiba
   Absorption Spectroscopy of Single-wall Carbon Nanotubes: Effects of Chemical and　Electrochemical Doping, Synth. Met., 121, 1201 (2001). 

4.  N. Minami, S. Kazaoui, R. Jacquemin, H. Yamawaki, K. Aoki, H. Kataura, Y. Achiba
   Optical Properties of Semiconducting and Metallic Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes: Effects of Doping and High Pressure, Synth. Met., 116, 405 (2001).

5. S. Kazaoui, N. Minami, H. Kataura, Y. Achiba
   Chemical and Electrochemical Doping of Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Films Probed by Optical Absorption Spectroscopy.  AIP Conf. Proc. No. 544 ed. by S. Saito et al., "Electronic Properties of Novel Materials - Molecular Nanostructures", pp400 (2000)

6.  R. Jacquemin, S. Kazaoui, D. Yu, A. Hassanien, N. Minami, H. Kataura, Y. Achiba
   Doping Mechanism in Single-wall Carbon Nanotubes Studied by Optical Absorption
   Synth. Met., 115, 283 (2000)

7. S. Kazaoui, R. Ross, N. Minami
   Electric Field Induced Luminescence Quenching in C60 Films: Evidence of Intermolecular Charge Transfer Excitation "Physics and Chemistry of Fullerenes and Derivatives", H. Kuzmany et al. Eds., World Scientific, p.242 (1995)

8.  N. Minami, S. Kazaoui, R. Ross
   Solid State Effects in C60: Relationship between Phase Transition and Optical Properties, Intermolecular Charge Transfer Excitation, and Luminescence Quenching by Oxygen
   "Physics and Chemistry of Fullerenes and Derivatives", H. Kuzmany et al. Eds., World Scientific, p.238 (1995)

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Posters

“Semiconductor-enriched single wall carbon nanotube networks applied to field-effect transistors",  N. Izard, S. Kazaoui, K. Hata , T. Okazaki , T. Saito , S. Iijima , N. Minami (ppt)

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