Abstract
A carbon nanotube free-standing linearly dichroic polariser is developed using solid-state extrusion. Membrane cohesion is experimentally and numerically demonstrated to derive from inter-tube van der Waals interactions in this family of planar metastable morphologies, controlled by the chemical vapour deposition conditions. Ultra-broadband polarisation (400 nm - 2.5 mm) is shown and corroborated by effective medium and full numerical simulations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 929-937 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Advanced Optical Materials |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2014 |
Keywords
- Broadband optical polarisors
- Chemical vapor deposition
- Horizontal alignment
- Membranes
- Multi-walled carbon nanotubes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics