SGER: Atomically Doped Carbon Nanotubes for Advanced Optoelectronics

sger：用于先进光电子学的原子掺杂碳纳米管知识价值：这项探索性研究的小额资助重点是与原子掺杂碳纳米管系统在纳米光子学，纳米等离子体学，量子通信和量子信息处理技术中的新应用相关的基本问题的理论研究。此类应用以前从未被探索过，可能对油田产生重大影响。本研究的目的是研究原子掺杂碳纳米管中极化型准一维共振激发的物理性质。具体而言，重点将集中在：(1)研究碳纳米管附近的原子自发和受激发射、纠缠、原子-纳米管和原子-原子相互作用，探索在纳米光子学、量子通信和量子信息处理技术中的应用；（ii）原子掺杂碳纳米管表面极化动力学研究，探索在纳米等离子体中作为高强度相干场发生器的应用。更广泛的影响：开发具有长相干寿命的量子相干态的材料是最近的一个关键研究问题。这个问题需要探索各种不同的策略。提出的研究寻求一种基于原子掺杂碳纳米结构的新方法来开发这种材料。该研究为原子掺杂碳纳米管在现代纳米技术中的新应用开辟了道路，包括纳米光子学和纳米空腔量子电动力学、纳米等离子体学、量子通信和量子信息处理。这项研究支持了北卡罗来纳中央大学物理系在入门、高级本科和研究生阶段开设的纳米科学新课程。学生将有机会参与研究，获得必要的研究经验。越来越多的学生接触到这个令人兴奋和迅速发展的纳米科学领域，将导致来自北卡罗来纳中央大学的代表性不足的少数民族学生更多地参与科学事业和科学领域的研究生学习。

Igor BondarevNorth Carolina Central University0631347SGER: Atomically doped carbon nanotubes for advanced optoelectronicsIntellectual Merit: This Small Grant for Exploratory Research is focused on theoretical studies of fundamental issues that are relevant to novel applications of atomically doped carbon nanotube systems in nanophotonics, nanoplasmonics, quantum communication and quantum information processing technologies. Such applications have not been explored before and can have significant impact on the fields. The goal of the research is to study the physical properties of quasi-one-dimensional resonance excitations of polaritonic type in atomically doped carbon nanotubes. Spe-cifically, the focus will be on: (i) studies of the atomic spontaneous and stimulated emission, en-tanglement, atom-nanotube and atom-atom interactions near carbon nanotubes, to explore applica-tions in nanophotonics, quantum communication and quantum information processing technolo-gies; and (ii) research into surface polariton dynamics in atomically doped carbon nanotubes, to explore applications in nanoplasmonics as high-intensity coherent field generators.Broader Impacts: The development of materials that may host quantum coherent states with long coherence lifetimes is a critical research problem for the nearest future. The problem requires a variety of different strategies to be explored. The proposed research pursues a novel approach to develop such materials on the basis of atomically doped carbon nanostructures. The research opens paths for new applications of atomically doped carbon nanotubes in modern nanotechnologies, in-cluding nanophotonics and nanoscale cavity quantum electrodynamics, nanoplasmonics, quantum communication and quantum information processing. The research supports new courses on nanoscience offered by the physics department at the North Carolina Central University at intro-ductory, advanced undergraduate and graduate levels. Students will be given the opportunity of participating in the research, gaining necessary research experience. Increased exposure of stu-dents to this exciting and rapidly expanding field of nanoscience will lead to increased participa-tion of underrepresented minority students from the North Carolina Central University in scientific careers and in graduate study in scientific fields.