Time-resolved red luminescence from europium-catalyzed single walled carbon nanotubes.

The photo-physical properties of Eu-SWCNTs indicate that intrinsic excitonic properties of SWCNTs sensitize the lanthanoid element europium (Eu) to emit time-resolved red luminescence.

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