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Multiwall carbon nanotube absorber on a thin-film pyroelectric detector

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Author(s)

John H. Lehman, Katie Hurst, Anne Dillon, A. M. Radojevic, R M. Osgood

Abstract

Multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were applied in a bulk layer to a pyroelectric film to increase the detector sensitivity nearly fourfold without a substantial penalty to the low-frequency response (4 to 100 Hz). In addition, the spectral sensitivity over the wavelength range from 600 to 1800 nm was uniformly enhanced, with variations less than 1%. The results demonstrate the suitability of MWNTs as an efficient thermal absorber having low thermal mass.
Citation
Optics Letters
Volume
32
Issue
7

Keywords

carbon nanotube, crystal ion slicing, frequency response, pyroelectric detector, spectral responsivity, thin film ferroelectric

Citation

Lehman, J. , Hurst, K. , Dillon, A. , Radojevic, A. and Osgood, R. (2007), Multiwall carbon nanotube absorber on a thin-film pyroelectric detector, Optics Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=32524 (Accessed October 12, 2025)

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Created April 1, 2007, Updated January 27, 2020
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