Diffraction effects in honeycomb arrays of multiwalled carbon nanotubes Conference

Kimball, B, Carlson, JB, Sleeves, D et al. (2004). Diffraction effects in honeycomb arrays of multiwalled carbon nanotubes . SMART BIOMEDICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR TECHNOLOGY XI, 5515 223-229. 10.1117/12.559752

cited authors

  • Kimball, B; Carlson, JB; Sleeves, D; Kempa, K; Ren, Z; Wu, P; Kempa, T; Benham, G; Wang, Y; Li, W; Herczynski, A; Rybczynski, J; Rao, DVGLN

authors

abstract

  • Carbon nanotubes were grown on silicon and quartz substrates in a honeycomb configuration using self-assembly nanosphere lithography and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition methods. Photonic nanoarrays were fabricated with varying spacing and carbon nanotube height. Both periodic and nonperiodic arrays were produced and evaluated. Optical properties of the arrays were studied and related to array geometry. Three dimensional diffraction maps were created that reveal the manner in which the nanoarrays interact with visible light. The unique optical properties of the arrays combined with the excellent mechanical and electrical properties of carbon nanotubes indicates that these materials may find many uses in the field of optoelectronics.

publication date

  • December 1, 2004

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

start page

  • 223

end page

  • 229

volume

  • 5515