Abstract

Infrared transmission spectroscopy measurements on single bismuth nanowires of various diameters d are presented. The spectra show a strong absorption whose onset is blueshifted proportionally to 1∕d2. We ascribe the absorption to interband transitions. The blueshift results from quantum size effects since they lead to the d-dependent splitting of the energy bands and to a respective shift of energy gaps.

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