1. Optical Performance and Nonlinear Scattering of Soluble Polystyrene Grafted Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
- Author
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Qian Shi-Xiong, Qiu Xue-Qiong, WU Hui-Xia, Cai Rui-Fang, Tong Rui, and Lin Yang-Hui
- Subjects
Materials science ,Nonlinear absorption ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Nanotechnology ,Carbon nanotube ,Nanosecond ,Laser ,law.invention ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,law ,Optical limiting ,Polystyrene ,Nonlinear scattering - Abstract
Three soluble polystyrene grafted multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) samples are synthesized, and their optical performance and nonlinear scattering properties are investigated by z-scan method using nanosecond pulses of 532 nm from a frequency-doubled Q-switched Nd:YLF laser. Analysis of the experimental results shows that other than nonlinear scattering, nonlinear absorption plays a major role in optical limiting performance of these stable and well-dispersed suspensions. These new synthesized materials which can be better dispersed in common organic solvents than MWNT itself can be considered as potential sources for further optical applications.
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- 2006