TUNING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF MULTIWALL CARBON NANOTUBE THIN FILMS BY N+ ION BEAMS IRRADIATION
Abstract
Measurements of optical transmission in the visible spectral range of N+ irradiated thin films of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) at various doses prepared by a vacuum filtration method are reported. An increase in optical transmission was observed corresponding to increase in N+ ion doses. Changes in Raman spectra at different ions doses ranging from 5 × 1015 ions/cm2 to 1 × 1017 ions/cm2 indicate that the structure of graphene evolves from a highly ordered layer to a disordered domains. These structural changes result in a dramatic increase in the optical transmission. Additionally, the increase of optical transmission of irradiated MWCNTs thin film as a function of electrical conductivity at various doses is also discussed. The optical transmission increases in irradiated MWCNT thin films is found to be a function of defects density in MWCNTs.
