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Optical Limiting Properties of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Suspensions

다중벽 탄소 나노튜브 현탁액의 광 리미팅 특성

  • Yu Hyojung (Department of Physics, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Kim Sok Won (Department of Physics, University of Ulsan)
  • Published : 2004.10.01
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Abstract

The optical limiter is an optical component which reduces laser beam intensity for the protection of eyes and light sensors. Carbon nanotube is now known as a highly efficient optical limiting material. Optical limiting effect of the multi-walled carbon nanotube suspensions, in several kinds of solvents such as distilled water, chloroform, ethanol and ethylene glycol, were measured in the range from room temperature to near to the boiling points of the solvents. The pulsed Nd:YAG laser whose wavelength is 1064 nm and pulse duration is 6 ns was used as a light source. The experimental result shows that the limiting efficiency was reduced as the temperature increased, and the suspension which has lower boiling point, viscosity and surface tension has highest efficiency.

광 리미터는 입사광의 세기가 커질때 투과율을 줄여서 눈과 센서를 보호하는 광소자이다. 최근에 높은 효율의 광 리미터 재료로 알려진 다중벽 탄소 나노튜브 분말을 증류수, 클로로포름, 에탄올, 에틸렌 글리콜과 같은 용매에 각각 섞어 현탁액을 만들고 실온에서 용매의 끓는점까지 온도를 변화시키면서 광 리미팅 효율의 변화를 관측하였다. 광원으로는 펄스폭이 6 ns이고 파장이 1064 nm인 Q-스위칭된 Nd:YAG 레이저 펄스를 사용하였다. 관측 결과, 다중벽 탄소 나노튜브 현탁액의 온도가 증가할수록 광 리미팅 효율이 나빠졌고 현탁액 용매의 끓는점, 점도 그리고 표면장력 값이 낮을수록 광 리미팅 효율이 좋아짐을 확인하였다.

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