Tunable laser and photocurrents from linear atomic C chains

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By a tight-binding model, the interaction between linear atomic C chains (LACCs) and short laser pulses was investigated. LACCs were proposed to be used as a medium of laser whose wavelength can be continuously tuned in a range of 321–785[Formula: see text]nm. This data should be more accurate than the previous result [Europhys. Lett. 97 (2012) 27006] because pure density functional theory calculation always underestimates the band gap. According to the tight-binding model, the lifetime of conduction band (CB) bottom is about 1.9–2.3[Formula: see text]ns. The electrons pumped into the CB will quickly fall to the band bottom in a time of ps due to electron–phonon interactions. The above results indicate that LACCs are suitable for laser medium. By [Formula: see text] dichromatic laser pulses, photocurrents can be generated in LACCs, which can be applied as light-controlled signals.

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