Time Dependent Density Functional Approach to Photo-Induced Dynamics in Carbon Nanotubes
In this review, I present a method of computing excited-state molecular-dynamics (MD) and an application of this method to photo-induced dynamics in carbon nanotubes. Electron dynamics, based on the time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT), and classical MD are combined. The
classical MD is performed within the Ehrenfest approximation where the Hellman-Feynman forces are adopted in solving the Newton's equation of ions' motion. By performing TDDFT-MD simulations, photo-induced ejection of oxygen impurity and ultra-fast decay of hot carriers in carbon nanotubes
are observed. I also discuss the difference between the TDDFT-MD approach and the traditional chemistry approach to the studies of non-adiabatic transitions.
Keywords: CARBON NANOTUBE; CARRIER DECAY; NON-ADIABATIC TRANSITION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTION; TIME-DEPENDENT DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY
Document Type: Review Article
Publication date: 01 March 2008
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