Broadband wavelength-selective reflectance and selective polarization by a tip-bent vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube forest

Mukherjee, Soumalya and Misra, Abha (2014) Broadband wavelength-selective reflectance and selective polarization by a tip-bent vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube forest. In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, 47 (23).

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Abstract

The tunable optical properties of the bulk structure of carbon nanotubes (CNT) were recently revealed as a perfect black body material, optically reflective mirror and solar absorber. The present study demonstrates an enhanced optical reflectance of up to similar to 15% over a broad wavelength range in the near infrared region followed by a mechanical modification of the surface of a bulk CNT structure, which can be accounted for due to the grating-like surface abnormalities. In response to the specific arrangement of the so-formed bent tips of the CNT, a selective reflectance is achieved and results in reflecting only a dominant component of the polarized ight, which has not been realized so far. Modulation of this selective-optical reflectance can be achieved by ontrolling the degree of tip bending of the nanotubes, thus opening up avenues for the construction of novel dynamic light polarizers and absorbers.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
Publisher:	IOP PUBLISHING LTD
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to the IOP PUBLISHING LTD, TEMPLE CIRCUS, TEMPLE WAY, BRISTOL BS1 6BE, ENGLAND
Keywords:	carbon nanotubes; selective reflectance; polarization
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Instrumentation Appiled Physics
Date Deposited:	27 Jun 2014 05:18
Last Modified:	27 Jun 2014 05:18
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/49362

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