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Cleaning of carbon nanotubes near the π-plasmon resonance

Published

Author(s)

Katie Hurst, Darryl A. Keenan, John H. Lehman, Anne Dillon

Abstract

The cleaning of bulk carbon single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) by use of a 248 nm excimer laser is verified with imaging, and quantitative evaluation of morphology and composition. A 5% change in responsivity of a pyroelectric detector coated with SWNTs is presented as a novel assessment of the change in SWNT coating topology. Changes in purity are shown by reduced full-width-at-half-maximum of the Raman D-band for 248 nm exposure up to 755 mW/cm2. The 248 nm (5 eV) photon?plasmon resonance is considered as a mechanism for the reduction of impurities and an intermediate stage of purification.
Citation
Chemical Physics Letters
Issue
433

Keywords

carbon nanotube, excimer laser, purification, raman spectroscopy, spectral responsivity

Citation

Hurst, K. , Keenan, D. , Lehman, J. and Dillon, A. (2006), Cleaning of carbon nanotubes near the π-plasmon resonance, Chemical Physics Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=32312 (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created November 7, 2006, Updated January 27, 2020